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HTML

<nav>
        	<li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
        	<li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
        	<li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
        	<li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
        	<li><a href="#">Link</a></li>
        </nav>

CSS

nav li {
	width: 90px;
	padding-right: 15px;
	padding-left: 15px;
    height: 30px;
    border: 1px solid #000;
    float: left;
    list-style-type: none;
	
	
	background-position: -200px -200px;
    -webkit-transition: background 1s ease-out;
    -moz-transition: background 1s ease-out;
    -o-transition: background 1s ease-out;
    transition: background 1s ease-out;
}

nav li:hover {
	background-position: 200px 0;
	
	background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiA/Pgo8c3ZnIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgdmlld0JveD0iMCAwIDEgMSIgcHJlc2VydmVBc3BlY3RSYXRpbz0ibm9uZSI+CiAgPGxpbmVhckdyYWRpZW50IGlkPSJncmFkLXVjZ2ctZ2VuZXJhdGVkIiBncmFkaWVudFVuaXRzPSJ1c2VyU3BhY2VPblVzZSIgeDE9IjAlIiB5MT0iMCUiIHgyPSIwJSIgeTI9IjEwMCUiPgogICAgPHN0b3Agb2Zmc2V0PSIwJSIgc3RvcC1jb2xvcj0iI2ZmZmZmZiIgc3RvcC1vcGFjaXR5PSIwLjIiLz4KICAgIDxzdG9wIG9mZnNldD0iMTAwJSIgc3RvcC1jb2xvcj0iIzYwNjA2MCIgc3RvcC1vcGFjaXR5PSIwLjIiLz4KICA8L2xpbmVhckdyYWRpZW50PgogIDxyZWN0IHg9IjAiIHk9IjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEiIGZpbGw9InVybCgjZ3JhZC11Y2dnLWdlbmVyYXRlZCkiIC8+Cjwvc3ZnPg==);
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 0%, rgba(96,96,96,0.2) 100%);
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,0.2)), color-stop(100%,rgba(96,96,96,0.2)));
	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 0%,rgba(96,96,96,0.2) 100%);
	background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 0%,rgba(96,96,96,0.2) 100%);
	background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 0%,rgba(96,96,96,0.2) 100%);
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  rgba(255,255,255,0.2) 0%,rgba(96,96,96,0.2) 100%);
	filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#33ffffff', endColorstr='#33606060',GradientType=0 );
}