<h3 class="hover-2">Hover Me</h3>
.hover-2 {
  background-image: linear-gradient(#1095c1 0 0);
  background-size: 200% .08em; /* .08em is our fixed height, use what you want  */
  background-position: 200% 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  transition: background-size .3s, background-position .3s .3s;
}
.hover-2:hover {
  transition: background-size .3s .3s, background-position .3s;
  background-size: 200% 100%;
  background-position: 100% 100%;
}

body {
  height: 100vh;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 20px;
  place-content: center;
}
h3 {
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: 3rem;
  margin:0;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0 .07em;
}

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