Breath Fog on Glass Text
A breath of fog blooms over the word like condensation on a cold window, blurring it, then evaporates from the edges inward until the type is crisp again. One masked backdrop-filter layer.
Also known as: foggy glass text css, fog text effect, condensation text, backdrop blur text animation.
Cold Brew
HTML
<div class="txt-breath-fog-text"> <span class="txt-breath-fog-text-word">Cold Brew</span> <span class="txt-breath-fog-text-fog" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div>
CSS
.txt-breath-fog-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 1.6);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.2;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
letter-spacing: -0.01em;}
.txt-breath-fog-text-word {
color: var(--c);
}
.txt-breath-fog-text-fog {
position: absolute;
inset: -0.3em -0.2em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgb(255 255 255 / 0.42), rgb(226 232 240 / 0.25) 65%, rgb(226 232 240 / 0));
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0.09em) saturate(0.7);
backdrop-filter: blur(0.09em) saturate(0.7);
-webkit-mask: radial-gradient(closest-side, #000 55%, transparent);
mask: radial-gradient(closest-side, #000 55%, transparent);
transform: scale(0.1);
opacity: 0;
animation: txt-breath-fog-text-breathe 5s cubic-bezier(0.3, 0.7, 0.2, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes txt-breath-fog-text-breathe {
0%, 6% { transform: scale(0.15); opacity: 0; }
22% { transform: scale(1.05); opacity: 1; }
42% { transform: scale(1.1); opacity: 1; }
88% { transform: scale(0.35); opacity: 0; }
100% { transform: scale(0.15); opacity: 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-breath-fog-text-fog { animation: none; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-breath-fog-text, .txt-breath-fog-text *, .txt-breath-fog-text::before, .txt-breath-fog-text::after, .txt-breath-fog-text *::before, .txt-breath-fog-text *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - 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.