AI CSS Animations

Clock Wipe Button

The fill sweeps around the center like a clock hand until it closes the circle. A conic gradient whose angle is a registered @property, so the browser can transition it.

Also known as: radial wipe button, conic gradient fill hover, pie fill button.

HTML

<button class="hfx-clock-wipe">Start timer</button>

CSS

@property --hfx-clock-wipe-a {
  syntax: "<angle>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: 0deg;
}
.hfx-clock-wipe {
  --c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5em;
  padding: 0.75em 1.75em;
  border-radius: 0.5em;
  font: 600 var(--hfx-size, 16px)/1.2 system-ui, sans-serif;
  white-space: nowrap;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 2px solid var(--c);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--c);
  transition: color 0.25s ease 0.3s;
}
.hfx-clock-wipe::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: conic-gradient(var(--c) var(--hfx-clock-wipe-a), transparent 0);
  transition: --hfx-clock-wipe-a 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.hfx-clock-wipe:is(:hover, :focus-visible) {
  background-color: var(--c); /* hides the hairline where the fill meets the border */
  color: #fff;
  transition: color 0.25s ease 0.3s, background-color 0s 0.6s;
}
.hfx-clock-wipe:is(:hover, :focus-visible)::before { --hfx-clock-wipe-a: 360deg; }

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

Customizing this snippet

  • Color: set --hfx-color on the element or a parent. Currently previewing #3b82f6.
  • Base size: set --hfx-size. Every other dimension is in em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 16px.
  • 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.

Similar hover effects