LinkedIn Button

index.html

<div>
  Would you like to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasvaeth" target="_blank">connect</a>?
</div>
  

LinkedIn Button.markdown

LinkedIn Button

I didn't want to use box shadow again, so I tried something different I have been seeing on other CodePens.

A Pen by Thomas Vaeth on CodePen.

License.

style.scss

// Normalize/Reset only the elements that I am using
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

// Variables
$linkedin: #0077b5;
$white: #fff;

// Start of styling
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100vh;
  width: 100%;
  
  font-family: 'Mada', sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  font-size: 3em;
}

a {
  position: relative;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  
  margin-right: 0.25em;
  padding: 0.25em;
  
  font-weight: 900;
  color: $linkedin;
  text-decoration: none;
  background-color: $white;
  border: 8px solid $linkedin;
  transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out;
  
  &:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    
    display: block;
    height: calc(100% + 12px);
    width: calc(100% + 12px);
    
    background-color: $linkedin;
    transition: all 0.15s ease-in-out;
  }
  
  &:hover {
    top: 6px;
    left: 6px;
    
    &:after {
      top: -6px;
      left: -6px;
    }
  }
}

styles

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Mada:300,900" rel="stylesheet" />