Animated Chevron Button
A ghost button whose three chevrons light up one after another like runway lights, pointing the way forward. Each chevron runs the same opacity and nudge keyframe, staggered by a custom property.
Also known as: get started button css, animated arrows button, ghost button with arrows.
HTML
<button class="btn-chevrons" type="button">
Get started
<span class="btn-chevrons-arrows" aria-hidden="true">
<svg viewBox="0 0 12 24" style="--i:0"><path d="M3 6l6 6-6 6"/></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 12 24" style="--i:1"><path d="M3 6l6 6-6 6"/></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 12 24" style="--i:2"><path d="M3 6l6 6-6 6"/></svg>
</span>
</button>CSS
.btn-chevrons {
--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;
gap: 0.6em;
padding: 0.75em 1.3em 0.75em 1.6em;
border: 2px solid var(--c);
border-radius: 0.6em;
background: transparent;
color: var(--c);
transition: background-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.2s ease;}
.btn-chevrons-arrows { display: inline-flex; }
.btn-chevrons-arrows svg {
display: block;
width: 0.55em;
height: 1.1em;
margin-left: -0.08em;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 3;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
opacity: 0.2;
animation: btn-chevrons-run 1.4s ease-in-out calc(var(--i) * 0.18s) infinite;
}
.btn-chevrons:is(:hover, :focus-visible) { background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 10%, transparent); }
.btn-chevrons:active { transform: scale(0.97); }
@keyframes btn-chevrons-run {
0%, 70%, 100% { opacity: 0.2; transform: translateX(0); }
30% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0.18em); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.btn-chevrons, .btn-chevrons *, .btn-chevrons::before, .btn-chevrons::after, .btn-chevrons *::before, .btn-chevrons *::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.