CSS Tricks3

2D to 3D Button hovering effects

by Soya Natsuki

HTML

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Button Hover Effects - 2D to 3D</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <a href="#">Hover</a>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100vh;
  background: #2196f3;
}

a {
  position: relative;
  padding: 20px 20px 20px 30px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 10px;
  transition: .5s;
}

a:hover {
  background: #2196f3;
  transition-delay: .2s;
  box-shadow: -30px 30px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  transform: rotate(-30deg) skew(25deg);
}

a:before,
a:after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 2px;
  height: 100%;
  background: #fff;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform-style: linear;
  transition-property: width,opacity,transform,box-shadow;
  transition-duration: .5s;
}

a:before {
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

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

a:hover:before {
  width: 100%;
  opacity: 0.1;
  transform: translate(5px,-5px);
  box-shadow: +2px 2px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
  transition-delay: 0s, .5s, 1s, 1.5s;
}

a:hover:after {
  width: 100%;
  opacity: 0.1;
  transform: translate(10px,-10px);
  box-shadow: +2px 2px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
  transition-delay: 0s, .5s, 1s, 1.5s;
}