Hand-Picked HTML and CSS Hover Effect Code Examples

Scotch VHS CSS

This code creates a landing page for a vintage Scotch video cassette. It uses a combination of CSS Grid, animations, and transitions to create a retro aesthetic with interactive elements.

CSS Motion Blur

This code creates an interactive animation of 18 dots within a container. On hover, each dot moves to the right, changes shape, and rotates, with each dot starting its animation slightly later than the previous one. The animation is achieved using CSS transitions and hover pseudo-class.

Blog Post Cards with Hover Effect

This code creates a responsive grid layout for blog posts with styled cards and hover effects (hover effect applies a blur filter to non-hovered cards). It utilizes PaperCSS for basic styling and adds custom CSS for responsiveness and hover effects.

Image Gift Box (Hover to Reveal)

This CSS code creates a 3D hover effect on images. It uses custom properties and calculations to dynamically adjust image size, border, depth, and colors. The code also includes a fix for a Firefox misalignment issue.

CSS Image Hover Effect

This code creates a unique image reveal effect with interactive elements.

Secret Code Reveal with Smooth Gliding Effect

This code snippet creates a playful interface for revealing a secret code. The code is displayed as a list of digits within a styled container. Sliding your finger or mouse over the code reveals the digits smoothly, one by one. The code includes styles for improved accessibility with keyboard navigation. This code uses some advanced CSS features like var() and custom properties for animation.

Dynamic Stripe Shadow Boxes

Two interactive boxes with dynamic shadows. The boxes have a hover effect that adjusts the position and size of the shadow. The design is responsive, adjusting to the viewport size.

Interactive News Outlet Logos

This HTML and CSS code creates an interactive display of three news outlet logos: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. When the cursor hovers over a logo, a shadow effect is applied, creating a unique visual experience. The size of the logos and the grid layout are responsive, adjusting to the viewport width.

PopCSSicle

Each item has a hover effect and an animation that makes it appear to float. The CSS also includes custom cubic-bezier functions for smooth animations.

color-mix Experiment

The navigation includes links to different sections of the website, each with a unique background color. The links have a dynamic hover effect that changes the background size. The design uses CSS variables and functions for efficient styling and maintains a consistent theme across the website.

CSS-only Underline Hover Effect

An interactive list of items with a unique hover effect. The list items change color and reveal a background highlight when hovered over. The highlight moves depending on the position of the hovered item.

Dynamic Noise Background with Highlighted Title

This HTML and CSS code creates a dynamic noise background effect using SVG and applies it to the entire viewport. It also displays a title with a highlighted text "Pinia" that changes on hover. The design is responsive and adjusts the font size based on the viewport width.

Accent Shard (on Hover)

The card has a cool border animation that appears on hover. The design is responsive and adjusts according to the screen size.

Skill Set Icons with CSS Animations

Each link has an svg element representing the icon and a potential span element with the class change-letter for the code icon animation.

Pure CSS X-Ray

This code snippet showcases how to create a basic human body illustration using HTML and CSS. The HTML structure defines various body parts as separate divs, while CSS styles them with backgrounds, borders, and clip-paths to achieve the desired shapes. CSS variables are used to define colors for various elements, making it easier to modify the overall look and feel. Additionally, animations are implemented to create an initial fade-in effect for the skeleton.

CSS Only Cubes with Hover Effects

Leveraging CSS 3D transforms and animations, this code snippet constructs the cubes using HTML elements and imbues them with vibrant color changes, drop shadows, and dynamic shape animations on hover.

Animated Button with Bird Effect

This code creates three buttons with unique color schemes and animations. The buttons feature a bird-like shape that flaps its wings when hovered over.

Cool Frame Hover Effect (CSS Only)

CSS OS Dock

Frame Hover Effect with One Element

Dual Image with Hover Effect

Zig-Zag Border & Cool Hover Effect

Exploding Box Hover

Shape Zoom Transition

A neat transition effect made with CSS masking and an SVG.

Clock Wipe Transition

The iconic clock wipe from Star Wars movies, created with a conic gradient mask and animated via CSS custom properties.