Nixie Tubes

index.html

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Josefin+Sans" rel="stylesheet">

<!-- best viewed in Chrome -->

<div class="nixie-container"></div>

nixie-tubes.markdown

Nixie Tubes

Nixie Tubes inspired by Steins;Gate. El Psy Congroo.

Best viewed in Chrome

A Pen by Kent Nguyen on CodePen.

License.

script.js

var MAX_DIGITS = 6;

setInterval(function () {
  
  var html = '';
  var time = (new Date()).getTime() % 4500;
  var digit, i, number;
  
  if (time < 1900 && time > 700) {
    
    $('.nixie-container').html('');

    for (i = 0; i < MAX_DIGITS; i++) {
      number = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10);
      digit = new Digit(number);
      html += digit.render();
    }
    
    $('.nixie-container').html(html);
    
    // randomise brightness when shuffling
    $('.nixie-container .digit.active').css('opacity', Math.random() - 0.2);
    
  } else if (time < 700) {
        $('.nixie-container .digit.active').css('opacity', 0.02);
  } else {
    
    // full brightness when not shuffling
    $('.nixie-container .digit.active').css('opacity', 1);
    
  }
}, 60); 

function Digit(number) {
  this.number = number || 0;
}
Digit.prototype.render = function () {
  var html = '<span class="tube">';
  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    html += '<span class="digit ' + (i === this.number ? 'active' : '') + '">' + i + '</span>';
  }
  html += '</span>';
  return html;
};

scripts

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>

style.scss

body {
  background: #060606;
  margin: 20px;
  font-family: Arial;
}

.nixie-container {
  position: relative;
  font-family: 'Josefin Sans';
  font-size: 10em;
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  
  .tube {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: center;
    width: 150px;
    height: 240px;
    margin: 6px;
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(240, 200, 200, 0.12);
    border-left: 2px solid rgba(240, 200, 200, 0.1);
    border-right: 2px solid rgba(240, 200, 200, 0.1);
    border-bottom: 12px solid rgba(30, 30, 30, 1);
    border-radius: 60px 60px 8px 8px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.02);
    box-shadow: 
      inset -6px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.1),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
    animation-duration: 4.5s;
    animation-name: tube-glow;
    
    // tube gloss
    &::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 18px;
      right: 14px;
      width: 46px;
      height: 24px;
      border-top: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
      border-radius: 20px;
      transform: rotate(43deg);
    }
    &::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 80px;
      right: 10px;
      width: 10px;
      height: 150px;
      border-right: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
      border-radius: 6px;
    }
    
    // off state
    .digit {
      position: absolute;
      width: 170px;
      line-height: 1.65em;
      left: 0;
      text-shadow: 
        rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.05) 0 0 1px,
        ;
      //color: rgba(12, 12, 12, 1);
      color: transparent;
      -webkit-text-stroke-width: 3px;
      -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(40, 40, 40, 0.15);

      // on state
      &.active {
        color: #ffdb9e;
        opacity: 1;
        text-shadow: 
          #ff4d00 0 0 112px,
          #ffa916 0 0 48px,
          
          #ef9700 0 0 24px,          
          #ef9700 0 0 16px,
          #ef9700 0 0 4px,
          ;
        -webkit-text-stroke-width: 3px;
        -webkit-text-stroke-color: #ff6e00;
      }
    }

  }
}

@keyframes tube-glow {
  0% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset -3px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.07),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(240, 150, 150, 0.15);
    border-right: 2px solid rgba(240, 150, 150, 0.15);
  }
  30% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset -6px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.1),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
  }
  55% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset -5px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.08),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
  }
  70% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset -6px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.09),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
  }
  78% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset -4px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.02),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(240, 150, 150, 0.12);
    border-right: 2px solid rgba(240, 150, 150, 0.12);

  }
  85% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset -2px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.02),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
  }
  90% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset 0 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.09),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
  }
  96% {
    box-shadow: 
      inset -1px 4px 30px 2px rgba(255, 110, 11, 0.01),
      0 -2px 32px 0 rgba(255, 169, 22, 0.06)
      ;
  }

}