Reflection Text Hover
A tinted reflection fades in under the word and sways gently, like the word is standing at the edge of water. The reflection is a flipped copy with a gradient mask-image.
Also known as: mirror text on hover, text reflection css, water reflection text.
Mirror
HTML
<div class="hfx-text-reflection" data-text="Mirror">Mirror</div>
CSS
.hfx-text-reflection {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--hfx-size, 16px) * 2.5);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.15;
cursor: default;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;}
.hfx-text-reflection::after {
content: attr(data-text);
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
top: calc(100% - 0.44em);
color: var(--c);
opacity: 0;
transform: scaleY(-1);
-webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(transparent 25%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55));
mask-image: linear-gradient(transparent 25%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55));
transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
pointer-events: none;
}
.hfx-text-reflection:hover::after {
opacity: 1;
animation: hfx-text-reflection-sway 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes hfx-text-reflection-sway {
0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(-1) skewX(0); }
25% { transform: scaleY(-0.94) skewX(6deg); }
75% { transform: scaleY(-1.04) skewX(-6deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-text-reflection, .hfx-text-reflection *, .hfx-text-reflection::before, .hfx-text-reflection::after, .hfx-text-reflection *::before, .hfx-text-reflection *::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.