Lava Text Effect
Glowing molten letters with dark crust drifting across them in two layers, so cracks of bright orange open and close. Crust patches are tiled radial gradients moving in opposite directions.
Also known as: molten text css, magma text effect, lava lamp text.
MOLTEN
HTML
<div class="txt-lava-text">MOLTEN</div>
CSS
.txt-lava-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;
font-weight: 900;
letter-spacing: 0.05em;
background:
radial-gradient(ellipse 48% 42% at 30% 40%, rgb(69 10 10 / 0.92), transparent 72%) 0 0 / 1.4em 0.9em,
radial-gradient(ellipse 42% 48% at 70% 60%, rgb(127 29 29 / 0.88), transparent 72%) 0.5em 0.3em / 1.1em 0.8em,
linear-gradient(180deg, #fde047 0%, #f97316 45%, #dc2626 100%);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0.08em rgb(249 115 22 / 0.55));
animation: txt-lava-text-flow 6s linear infinite;}
@keyframes txt-lava-text-flow {
to { background-position: 1.4em 0, -0.6em 0.3em, 0 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-lava-text, .txt-lava-text *, .txt-lava-text::before, .txt-lava-text::after, .txt-lava-text *::before, .txt-lava-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.