Split Reveal Text Hover
The word splits along its middle and the halves part up and down to show a small line of text hidden inside. Both halves are one data attribute clipped two ways with clip-path.
Also known as: split text hover, hidden text reveal on hover, text halves slide apart.
Studio
Since 2014
HTML
<div class="hfx-text-split-reveal" data-text="Studio"> <span class="hfx-text-split-reveal-word">Studio</span> <span class="hfx-text-split-reveal-hidden">Since 2014</span> </div>
CSS
.hfx-text-split-reveal {
--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-grid;
line-height: 1;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;}
.hfx-text-split-reveal-word { color: transparent; }
.hfx-text-split-reveal::before,
.hfx-text-split-reveal::after {
content: attr(data-text);
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
}
.hfx-text-split-reveal::before { clip-path: inset(0 0 43% 0); }
.hfx-text-split-reveal::after { clip-path: inset(57% 0 0 0); }
.hfx-text-split-reveal-hidden {
position: absolute;
inset: 0.14em 0 0;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
padding-left: 0.3em;
font-size: 0.3em;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.3em;
text-transform: uppercase;
white-space: nowrap;
color: var(--c);
opacity: 0;
transform: scale(0.8);
transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
}
.hfx-text-split-reveal:hover::before { transform: translateY(-0.4em); }
.hfx-text-split-reveal:hover::after { transform: translateY(0.4em); }
.hfx-text-split-reveal:hover .hfx-text-split-reveal-hidden {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
transition-delay: 0.1s;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-text-split-reveal, .hfx-text-split-reveal *, .hfx-text-split-reveal::before, .hfx-text-split-reveal::after, .hfx-text-split-reveal *::before, .hfx-text-split-reveal *::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.