Hologram Text Effect
Translucent, scan-lined letters float over a projector beam, flicker, and get swept by a bright scan bar. The lines are a scrolling mask, the beam is a clipped gradient under the word.
Also known as: holographic text css, sci fi hologram text, projected text effect.
HOLOGRAM
HTML
<div class="txt-hologram-text"><span class="txt-hologram-text-word">HOLOGRAM</span></div>
CSS
.txt-hologram-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
isolation: isolate;
padding: 0 0.4em 0.9em;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;}
/* projector beam */
.txt-hologram-text::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
top: 0.3em;
bottom: 0.1em;
z-index: -1;
background: linear-gradient(0deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, transparent), transparent 85%);
clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 58% 100%, 42% 100%);
animation: txt-hologram-text-flicker 3s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
/* emitter */
.txt-hologram-text::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 40%;
right: 40%;
bottom: 0;
height: 0.2em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c);
box-shadow: 0 0 0.3em var(--c);
}
.txt-hologram-text-word {
display: inline-block;
background:
linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 42%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 25%, #fff) 50%, transparent 58%) 0 150% / 100% 300% no-repeat,
linear-gradient(var(--c), var(--c));
-webkit-background-clip: text;
background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
text-shadow: 0 0 0.3em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, transparent);
-webkit-mask-image: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0 0.06em, rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35) 0.06em 0.1em);
mask-image: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0 0.06em, rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35) 0.06em 0.1em);
animation:
txt-hologram-text-sweep 2.4s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.5, 1) infinite,
txt-hologram-text-lines 0.8s linear infinite,
txt-hologram-text-flicker 3s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
@keyframes txt-hologram-text-sweep {
from { background-position: 0 150%, 0 0; }
to { background-position: 0 -50%, 0 0; }
}
/* 0.1em = one line period, so the scroll loops without a seam */
@keyframes txt-hologram-text-lines {
to { -webkit-mask-position: 0 -0.1em; mask-position: 0 -0.1em; }
}
@keyframes txt-hologram-text-flicker {
0%, 22%, 63%, 100% { opacity: 0.92; transform: none; }
20% { opacity: 0.6; }
61% { opacity: 0.35; transform: skewX(-10deg) translateX(0.04em); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-hologram-text, .txt-hologram-text *, .txt-hologram-text::before, .txt-hologram-text::after, .txt-hologram-text *::before, .txt-hologram-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.