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Link hover effect

by Jennifer Perrin

HTML

<div class="container">
  <h1>Link hover effect</h1>
  <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <a href="#">consectetur</a> adipisicing elit. Saepe nostrum deserunt ad sed aliquam cum quidem eum sit, ducimus iusto vel sunt, doloremque <a href="#">accusamus</a> impedit praesentium blanditiis ullam, corporis laborum? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Perspiciatis porro officis, est cupiditate debitis consectetur aut <a href="#">distinctio</a> obcaecati, voluptatum quod deserunt nisi! Natus quasi eaque perspiciatis veniam, ut amet veritatis.</p>
  <h3><a href="#">Hover me</a></h3>
</div>

CSS

@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto);

*{
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body{
  background: #f9f9f9;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
}

.container{
  width: 70%;
  margin: auto;
  margin-top: 5%;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: justify;
}

.container h1{
  color: #333;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

.container h3{
  font-size: 24px;
  text-align: center;
}

.container p{
  color: #555;
  line-height: 1.5;
  word-spacing: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

a{
  color: #e74c3c;
  position: relative;
  font-weight: 600;
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  -webkit-transition: all .3s linear;
  -moz-transition: all .3s linear;
  transition: all .3s linear;
}

a:hover{
  color: #222;
}

a:before, a:after{
  content: '';
  background: #e74c3c;
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  -webkit-transition: all .3s linear;
  -moz-transition: all .3s linear;
  transition: all .3s linear;
}

a:before{
  top: 0;
}

a:after{
  top: 100%;
  right: 0;
}

a:hover:before, a:hover:after{
  width: 100%;
}