Hanging Sign Swing Text
An OPEN sign hangs from a nail on two strings and swings toward you and away in 3D. A rotateX pendulum pivoting on the nail, with perspective so the bottom edge grows as it comes near.
Also known as: swinging sign animation, hanging text css, pendulum swing text.
OPEN
HTML
<div class="txt-hanging-sign-text"><span class="txt-hanging-sign-text-sign">OPEN</span></div>
CSS
.txt-hanging-sign-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 1.3);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.2;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
padding-top: 0.95em; /* room for the strings */
perspective: 6em;}
/* the nail */
.txt-hanging-sign-text::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 50%;
width: 0.18em;
height: 0.18em;
margin-left: -0.09em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c);
}
.txt-hanging-sign-text-sign {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
padding: 0.25em 0.7em;
border: 0.08em solid var(--c);
border-radius: 0.14em;
color: var(--c);
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 12%, transparent);
transform-origin: 50% -0.86em; /* swings from the nail */
animation: txt-hanging-sign-text-swing 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1) infinite alternate;
}
/* the strings: two borders of a square turned 45deg, apex at the nail */
.txt-hanging-sign-text-sign::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: -0.68em;
left: 50%;
width: 1.2em;
height: 1.2em;
margin-left: -0.6em;
border-top: 0.05em solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 70%, transparent);
border-left: 0.05em solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 70%, transparent);
transform: rotate(45deg);
}
@keyframes txt-hanging-sign-text-swing {
from { transform: rotateX(28deg); }
to { transform: rotateX(-28deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-hanging-sign-text, .txt-hanging-sign-text *, .txt-hanging-sign-text::before, .txt-hanging-sign-text::after, .txt-hanging-sign-text *::before, .txt-hanging-sign-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.