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HTML

<a href="#">fancy linky baby</a>

CSS

body {
    background: #666;
    padding: 20px;
}

a {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 60px; height: 60px;
    text-indent: -9999em;
    
    border-radius: 100%;
    border: 1px dashed rgba(255,255,255,1);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 6px rgba(255,255,255,.2),
                0 0 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
    -webkit-transition: box-shadow 200ms, color 300ms;
    color: rgba(222,0,0,1);
}

a:after {
    text-indent: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
    content: "♥";
    font-size: 30px;
    width: 20px; height: 20px;
    margin: -15px 0 0 -10px;
    
}

a:hover {
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3px rgba(255,255,255,.2),
                0 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
    color: rgba(222,0,200,1);
}