Sticker Nav Hover Effect
Hovered menu items slap on like stickers: they tilt, grow and fill with color over a hard offset shadow, leaning left and right in turn. A springy transform does the slap.
Also known as: tilted nav hover, playful menu hover, sticker label hover css.
HTML
<nav class="hfx-nav-sticker"> <a href="#">Home</a> <a href="#">Shop</a> <a href="#">Zine</a> <a href="#">Contact</a> </nav>
CSS
.hfx-nav-sticker {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
display: flex;
align-items: center;
font: 600 var(--hfx-size, 16px)/1.2 system-ui, sans-serif;
gap: 0.4em;}
.hfx-nav-sticker a {
padding: 0.55em 0.95em;
border-radius: 0.5em;
color: inherit;
text-decoration: none;
transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.8, 0.64, 1), box-shadow 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.8, 0.64, 1), background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}
.hfx-nav-sticker a:is(:hover, :focus-visible) {
background: var(--c);
color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0.2em 0.25em 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, #111827);
transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1.12);
}
.hfx-nav-sticker a:nth-child(even):is(:hover, :focus-visible) { transform: rotate(5deg) scale(1.12); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-nav-sticker, .hfx-nav-sticker *, .hfx-nav-sticker::before, .hfx-nav-sticker::after, .hfx-nav-sticker *::before, .hfx-nav-sticker *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Tailwind CSS version
The same effect using Tailwind utility classes. No custom CSS or config needed.
<nav class="flex gap-1.5 font-semibold"> <a href="#" class="rounded-lg px-4 py-2 transition duration-300 hover:-rotate-6 hover:scale-110 hover:bg-blue-500 hover:text-white hover:shadow-[3px_4px_0_#1e3a8a]">Home</a> <a href="#" class="rounded-lg px-4 py-2 transition duration-300 hover:rotate-6 hover:scale-110 hover:bg-blue-500 hover:text-white hover:shadow-[3px_4px_0_#1e3a8a]">Shop</a> <a href="#" class="rounded-lg px-4 py-2 transition duration-300 hover:-rotate-6 hover:scale-110 hover:bg-blue-500 hover:text-white hover:shadow-[3px_4px_0_#1e3a8a]">Zine</a> <a href="#" class="rounded-lg px-4 py-2 transition duration-300 hover:rotate-6 hover:scale-110 hover:bg-blue-500 hover:text-white hover:shadow-[3px_4px_0_#1e3a8a]">Contact</a> </nav>
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.