Waving Hand Link Hover
A waving hand emoji pops out beside a contact link on hover and keeps waving from the wrist. The pop is a transition on transform, the wave animates the separate rotate property.
Also known as: emoji pop on hover, waving hand animation css, say hello link.
HTML
<a class="hfx-link-emoji-wave" href="#">Say hello<span class="hfx-link-emoji-wave-hand" aria-hidden="true">👋</span></a>
CSS
.hfx-link-emoji-wave {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
color: var(--c);
font: 600 calc(var(--hfx-size, 16px) * 1.25)/1.3 system-ui, sans-serif;
text-decoration: none;
margin-right: 1.3em;}
.hfx-link-emoji-wave-hand {
position: absolute;
left: 100%;
top: 0;
opacity: 0;
transform: translate(-0.7em, 0.3em) scale(0.3) rotate(-40deg);
transform-origin: 70% 85%;
transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
animation: hfx-link-emoji-wave-wave 1.4s ease-in-out infinite paused;
}
.hfx-link-emoji-wave:is(:hover, :focus-visible) .hfx-link-emoji-wave-hand {
opacity: 1;
transform: translate(0.3em, 0) scale(1) rotate(0);
animation-play-state: running;
}
@keyframes hfx-link-emoji-wave-wave {
0%, 60%, 100% { rotate: 0deg; }
10% { rotate: 16deg; }
20% { rotate: -8deg; }
30% { rotate: 16deg; }
40% { rotate: -4deg; }
50% { rotate: 10deg; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-link-emoji-wave, .hfx-link-emoji-wave *, .hfx-link-emoji-wave::before, .hfx-link-emoji-wave::after, .hfx-link-emoji-wave *::before, .hfx-link-emoji-wave *::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.