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Margin Note Callout
One word underlines itself and earns a dagger. A hairline leader draws to the margin, an italic note slides in and its dagger pulses, then the note retracts along the leader.
Also known as: margin note animation, footnote callout css, annotation text animation, sidenote reveal css.
Every page was set by hand† one sort at a time.
†A fast compositor set about 1,500 sorts an hour.Premium
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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.