Cyberpunk Glitch Button: CSS Button Style & Animation

Cyberpunk Glitch Button

A button with two corners cut off that tears into shifted cyan and magenta bands on hover, sticking out past its own edges between bursts. Two sliced copies of the face on stepped timing.

Also known as: glitch button css, cyberpunk button, clipped corner button.

Color Base size 18px Dark background Hold hover state

HTML

<button class="btn-cyberpunk-glitch" data-text="Jack in">Jack in</button>

CSS

.btn-cyberpunk-glitch {
  --c: var(--btn-color, #3b82f6);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5em;
  font: 600 var(--btn-size, 18px)/1.2 system-ui, sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
  --notch: 0.5em;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.85em 2.2em;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, transparent var(--notch), var(--c) 0) left / 51% 100% no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent var(--notch), var(--c) 0) right / 51% 100% no-repeat;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;}
.btn-cyberpunk-glitch::before,
.btn-cyberpunk-glitch::after {
  --tint: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, #22d3ee);
  content: attr(data-text);
  content: attr(data-text) / "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, transparent var(--notch), var(--tint) 0) left / 51% 100% no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent var(--notch), var(--tint) 0) right / 51% 100% no-repeat;
  clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.btn-cyberpunk-glitch::before { --tint: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, #e879f9); }
.btn-cyberpunk-glitch:is(:hover, :focus-visible)::before {
  animation: btn-cyberpunk-glitch-tear-a 1.2s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
.btn-cyberpunk-glitch:is(:hover, :focus-visible)::after {
  animation: btn-cyberpunk-glitch-tear-b 0.9s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
@keyframes btn-cyberpunk-glitch-tear-a {
  0%        { clip-path: inset(10% 0 62% 0); transform: translateX(-0.5em); }
  10%       { clip-path: inset(58% 0 22% 0); transform: translateX(0.4em); }
  20%, 55%  { clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); transform: none; }
  65%       { clip-path: inset(30% 0 48% 0); transform: translateX(0.6em); }
  75%, 100% { clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); transform: none; }
}
@keyframes btn-cyberpunk-glitch-tear-b {
  0%        { clip-path: inset(70% 0 8% 0); transform: translateX(0.45em); }
  12%       { clip-path: inset(22% 0 60% 0); transform: translateX(-0.35em); }
  24%       { clip-path: inset(44% 0 36% 0); transform: translateX(0.25em); }
  36%, 100% { clip-path: inset(50% 0 50% 0); transform: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .btn-cyberpunk-glitch, .btn-cyberpunk-glitch *, .btn-cyberpunk-glitch::before, .btn-cyberpunk-glitch::after, .btn-cyberpunk-glitch *::before, .btn-cyberpunk-glitch *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

Customizing this snippet

Color: set --btn-color on the element or a parent. Currently previewing #3b82f6.
Base size: set --btn-size. Every other dimension is in em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 18px.
Speed: change the duration on the transition or animation shorthand. 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.

Cyberpunk Glitch Button

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