Boxed in Link Hovers

Boxed in Link Hovers.markdown

Boxed in Link Hovers

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index.html

<ul>
  <li>
    <a href="#" data-text="Works">Works</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#" data-text="About Me">About Me</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#" data-text="Resume">Resume</a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#" data-text="Contact">Contact</a>
  </li>
</ul>

style.css

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  background-color: rgb(213,30,56);
  font-size: 1.5em;
}

ul {
  display: table;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

li {
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding: 0 10px;
  position: relative;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,1);
  position: relative;
  padding: 16px 7px;
  border-top: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0);
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0);
  transition: padding .3s,border-color .3s;
}

a:focus, a:hover {
  padding: 5px 7px;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);
}

a::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  max-height: 0;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0);
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0);
  content: attr(data-text);
  transition: max-height .3s,border-color 0s;
}

a::after {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  padding: 5px;
  max-height: 0;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0);
  border-right: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0);
  content: attr(data-text);
  transition: max-height .3s,border-color 0s;
}

a:focus::before, a:hover::before, a:focus::after, a:hover::after {
  max-height: 100%;
  transition-delay: .28s;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);
}