Echo Text Hover Effect
Outlined copies of the word step out above and below it on hover, like a line repeated on a gig poster. Two stroked pseudo-element copies spring into place on transform.
Also known as: repeat text on hover, stacked outline text, text echo effect.
Louder
HTML
<div class="hfx-text-echo" data-text="Louder">Louder</div>
CSS
.hfx-text-echo {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--hfx-size, 16px) * 2.2);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.15;
cursor: default;
position: relative;
isolation: isolate;
display: inline-block;
font-family: "Arial Black", Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 1;
transition: color 0.3s ease;}
.hfx-text-echo::before,
.hfx-text-echo::after {
content: attr(data-text);
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: -1;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-stroke: 0.03em var(--c);
opacity: 0;
pointer-events: none;
transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1), opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.hfx-text-echo:hover { color: var(--c); }
.hfx-text-echo:hover::before {
opacity: 0.7;
transform: translateY(-0.95em);
}
.hfx-text-echo:hover::after {
opacity: 0.7;
transform: translateY(0.95em);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-text-echo, .hfx-text-echo *, .hfx-text-echo::before, .hfx-text-echo::after, .hfx-text-echo *::before, .hfx-text-echo *::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.