JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by NOVUSIDEA

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Syncopate&amp;dummy=.css">
<ul>
    <li><a href="#">Lebenslauf</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Fähigkeiten</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Nachweise</a></li>
</ul>

CSS

ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    text-align: center;
    height: 40px;
    line-height: 40px;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 50%;
    margin-top: -20px;
}
ul li {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 1em;
}
ul li a {
    font-family: 'Syncopate', sans-serif;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #aaa;
    font-size: 18px;
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    background: #fff;
    transition: all 0.3s;
}
ul li a:hover {
    color: #93845E;
}
ul li a:before,
ul li a:after {
    position: absolute;
    content: ' ';
    bottom: 0;
}
ul li a:before {
    left: 50%;
    right: 50%;
    height: 1px;
    background: #93845E;
    transition: all 0.2s;
}
ul li a:hover:before {
    left: -10px;
    right: -10px;    
}
ul li a:after {
    left: -10px;
    right: -10px;
    top: 100%;
    border-left: 1px solid #93845E;
    border-right: 1px solid #93845E;
    transition: all 0.2s linear 0.2s;
}
ul li a:hover:after {
    top: 0;  
}