In this third and final chapter, we’re stepping into interactivity by adding JavaScript, starting with a simple :hover effect, and ending with a fully responsive bulging text that follows your mouse in real time.
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In this chapter, we will explore ways to animate the effect, add transitions, and play with different variations. We will look at how motion can enhance depth, and how subtle tweaks can create a whole new vibe.
A client asked me to create a bulging text effect. With a bit of cleverness and some advanced CSS, I managed to get a result I’m genuinely proud of, which is covered in this three-part series.
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.element { background-image: conic-gradient(from 45deg, white, black, white); }
.element { color: color-mix(in oklab, red 20%, bisque 80%); }
.element { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr fit-content(200px); }
.element { animation-timeline: scroll(); }
.element { animation-timeline: view(); }
.triangle { clip-path: shape(from 50% 0%, line by 50% 100%, hline to 0%, line to 50% 0%, close); }
p::target-text { /* ... */ }
.element { text-box: trim-both cap alphabetic; }
ul li { width: calc(100% / sibling-count()); }
.scroll-container { scroll-marker-group: before; }
.element::scroll-marker { content: ""; }
ul li { transform: translateX(calc(sibling-index() * 10px)); }
.carousel::scroll-button(right) { content: "⮕"; }
.element { width: calc-size(auto, size); }
