Offset Outline Text
Hollow letters float over a solid copy that slides to each corner in turn, as if the light moved around them. The copy is a hard text-shadow, so a transparent fill still casts it.
Also known as: outline text with shadow css, retro offset text, hollow text shadow.
OFFSET
HTML
<div class="txt-offset-outline-text">OFFSET</div>
CSS
.txt-offset-outline-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 1.6);
font-family: "Arial Black", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 1.2;
display: inline-block;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
-webkit-text-stroke: 0.03em currentColor;
text-shadow: 0.08em 0.08em 0 var(--c);
animation: txt-offset-outline-text-orbit 5s cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.3, 1) infinite;}
@keyframes txt-offset-outline-text-orbit {
0%, 20%, 100% { text-shadow: 0.08em 0.08em 0 var(--c); }
25%, 45% { text-shadow: -0.08em 0.08em 0 var(--c); }
50%, 70% { text-shadow: -0.08em -0.08em 0 var(--c); }
75%, 95% { text-shadow: 0.08em -0.08em 0 var(--c); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-offset-outline-text, .txt-offset-outline-text *, .txt-offset-outline-text::before, .txt-offset-outline-text::after, .txt-offset-outline-text *::before, .txt-offset-outline-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.