Text underline hover effects

index.html

<p>
  "Attractive things make people feel good, which in turn makes them think more</a> <a class="link-1" href="#">creatively</a>. How does that make something easier to use? Simple, by making it easier for <a class="link-2">people</a> to find solutions to the problems they encounter." <strong>- Don Norman</strong>
</p>

style.postcss

@use postcss-simple-vars;
@use postcss-nested;
@import 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lora:400,700';

$underlineColor: #00B388;
$underlineHeight: 5%;

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
  font-family: 'Lora', serif;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

body {
  border: 8px solid $underlineColor;
}

a {
  cursor: pointer;
}

strong {
  margin-top: 16px;
  display: block;
  font-weight: 700;
}

p {
  padding: 24px;
  max-width: 760px;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.9;
}

.link-1 {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  color: black;
  padding: 0 1px;
  transition: color ease 0.3s;
  
  &::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    width: 100%;
    height: $underlineHeight;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background-color: $underlineColor;
    transition: all ease 0.3s;
  }
  
  &:hover {
    color: white;
    
    &::after {
      height: 100%;
    }
  }
}

.link-2 {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  color: black;
  padding: 0 1px;
  transition: color ease 0.3s;
  
  &::before, &::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    background-color: $underlineColor;
    z-index: -1;
    height: $underlineHeight;
  }
  
  &::before {
    width: 0%;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    transition: width ease 0.4s;
  }
  
  &::after {
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    transition: all ease 0.6s;
  }
  
  &:hover {

    &::before {
      width: 100%;
    }
    
    &::after {
      left: 100%;
      width: 0%;
      transition: all ease 0.2s;
    }
  }
  
}

Text underline hover effects.markdown

Text underline hover effects

Quick experiments with :before & :after hover effects on single line elements.

A Pen by Misha Heesakkers on CodePen.

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