Pagination Hover Effect

Page numbers where hovering draws a ring around the number clockwise and the arrows nudge outward. The ring is a conic mask whose angle is a registered @property, so it transitions.

Also known as: pagination css hover, page numbers hover animation, pager hover ring.

Color Base size 16px Dark background Hold hover state

HTML

<nav class="hfx-nav-pagination-ring" aria-label="Pagination">
  <a href="#" aria-label="Previous page"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m15 6-6 6 6 6"/></svg></a>
  <a href="#">1</a>
  <a href="#" aria-current="page">2</a>
  <a href="#">3</a>
  <a href="#">4</a>
  <a href="#" aria-label="Next page"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="m9 6 6 6-6 6"/></svg></a>
</nav>

CSS

@property --hfx-nav-pagination-ring-sweep {
  syntax: "<angle>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: 0deg;
}
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring {
  --c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  font: 600 var(--hfx-size, 16px)/1.2 system-ui, sans-serif;
  gap: 0.35em;}
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 2.4em;
  height: 2.4em;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: inherit;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a::before {
  --hfx-nav-pagination-ring-sweep: 0deg;
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border: 0.12em solid var(--c);
  border-radius: 50%;
  -webkit-mask: conic-gradient(#000 var(--hfx-nav-pagination-ring-sweep), transparent 0);
  mask: conic-gradient(#000 var(--hfx-nav-pagination-ring-sweep), transparent 0);
  transition: --hfx-nav-pagination-ring-sweep 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a[aria-current="page"] {
  background: var(--c);
  color: #fff;
}
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring svg {
  width: 1.1em;
  height: 1.1em;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 2.4;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a:is(:hover, :focus-visible) { color: var(--c); }
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a[aria-current="page"]:is(:hover, :focus-visible) { color: #fff; }
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a:is(:hover, :focus-visible)::before { --hfx-nav-pagination-ring-sweep: 360deg; }
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a:first-child:is(:hover, :focus-visible) svg { transform: translateX(-0.15em); }
.hfx-nav-pagination-ring a:last-child:is(:hover, :focus-visible) svg { transform: translateX(0.15em); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hfx-nav-pagination-ring, .hfx-nav-pagination-ring *, .hfx-nav-pagination-ring::before, .hfx-nav-pagination-ring::after, .hfx-nav-pagination-ring *::before, .hfx-nav-pagination-ring *::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.

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