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Orbiting Light Chamfer
A machined aluminum frame with a 45 degree chamfer. A lamp circles it, each face is lit by the cosine of its angle to the light, and a glint rides each miter seam as the light passes.
Also known as: machined metal border css, chamfered frame animation, brushed aluminum border css, bevel border moving light.
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- Color: set
--bdr-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--bdr-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing16px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.