Candy Stripe Button
A glossy candy pill with diagonal stripes rolling through it like a barber pole or a busy progress bar. The stripes are one square tile of gradient on a wider layer that slides by exactly one tile.
Also known as: barber pole button css, animated striped button, candy cane button.
HTML
<button class="btn-candy-stripe" type="button">Sweet deal</button>
CSS
.btn-candy-stripe {
--c: var(--btn-color, #3b82f6);
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 0.5em;
padding: 0.75em 1.6em;
border: 0;
border-radius: 0.6em;
font: 600 var(--btn-size, 18px)/1.1 system-ui, sans-serif;
cursor: pointer;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
position: relative;
isolation: isolate;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0.85em 2em;
border-radius: 2em;
background: var(--c);
color: #fff;
text-shadow: 0 0.06em 0.15em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 55%, #000);
box-shadow:
inset 0 -0.22em 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 72%, #000),
0 0.35em 0.8em -0.25em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 60%, transparent);
transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);}
.btn-candy-stripe::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: -1.6em;
z-index: -1;
width: calc(100% + 1.6em);
background: linear-gradient(-45deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 25%, transparent 25% 50%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 50% 75%, transparent 75%) 0 0 / 1.6em 1.6em;
animation: btn-candy-stripe-roll 0.9s linear infinite;
}
.btn-candy-stripe::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0.18em;
right: 1em;
left: 1em;
z-index: -1;
height: 42%;
border-radius: 2em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0));
}
.btn-candy-stripe:active { transform: scale(0.95); }
@keyframes btn-candy-stripe-roll {
to { transform: translateX(1.6em); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.btn-candy-stripe, .btn-candy-stripe *, .btn-candy-stripe::before, .btn-candy-stripe::after, .btn-candy-stripe *::before, .btn-candy-stripe *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--btn-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--btn-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing18px. - 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.