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Arrow Link Card Hover
A whole-card link whose corner arrow flies out to the top right while a fresh one slides in from the bottom left, and the circle behind it fills. Two copies of one SVG do the swap.
Also known as: card with arrow hover, clickable card arrow animation, arrow swap on hover.
HTML
<a class="hfx-card-arrow-corner" href="#">
<span class="hfx-card-arrow-corner-arrow" aria-hidden="true">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 17 17 7M9 7h8v8"/></svg>
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 17 17 7M9 7h8v8"/></svg>
</span>
<span class="hfx-card-arrow-corner-eyebrow">Docs</span>
<h3>Read the documentation</h3>
<p>Guides, API reference and runnable examples.</p>
</a>CSS
.hfx-card-arrow-corner {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--hfx-size, 16px);
position: relative;
display: block;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 15em;
padding: 1.1em 1.2em 1.2em;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, #000 10%, transparent);
border-radius: 0.8em;
background: #fff;
color: #1f2937;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
text-decoration: none;
transition: border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}
.hfx-card-arrow-corner:is(:hover, :focus-visible) {
border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, transparent);
box-shadow: 0 0.8em 1.4em -0.9em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 55%, transparent);
}
.hfx-card-arrow-corner-arrow {
position: absolute;
top: 0.9em;
right: 0.9em;
width: 2.1em;
height: 2.1em;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: 50%;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 12%, transparent);
color: var(--c);
transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}
.hfx-card-arrow-corner:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .hfx-card-arrow-corner-arrow {
background: var(--c);
color: #fff;
}
.hfx-card-arrow-corner-arrow svg {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 1.05em;
height: 1.05em;
margin: auto;
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2.2;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.2, 1);
}
.hfx-card-arrow-corner-arrow svg:nth-child(2) { transform: translate(-1.6em, 1.6em); }
.hfx-card-arrow-corner:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .hfx-card-arrow-corner-arrow svg:nth-child(1) { transform: translate(1.6em, -1.6em); }
.hfx-card-arrow-corner:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .hfx-card-arrow-corner-arrow svg:nth-child(2) { transform: none; }
.hfx-card-arrow-corner-eyebrow {
font-size: 0.62em;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--c);
}
.hfx-card-arrow-corner h3 {
margin: 1.1em 0 0.3em;
font-size: 1em;
font-weight: 600;
}
.hfx-card-arrow-corner p {
margin: 0;
font-size: 0.8em;
line-height: 1.45;
color: #6b7280;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-card-arrow-corner, .hfx-card-arrow-corner *, .hfx-card-arrow-corner::before, .hfx-card-arrow-corner::after, .hfx-card-arrow-corner *::before, .hfx-card-arrow-corner *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--hfx-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--hfx-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.