CSS Highlight on Hover Animation

CSS Highlight on Hover Animation

highlight-hover

I saw this great little highlight hover animation on Web Designer Depot the other day and I wondered how it worked. Turns out it's just a few lines of CSS along with some background-position and gradient tricks.

Check the video for a quick explanation on how it works. Enjoy!

https://codepen.io/wesbos/pen/yepexZ

https://youtu.be/qii-5ZpLLYY

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