- var myList = ['Home', 'About', 'Services', 'Team', 'Portifilio', 'Content']
ul
  each val in myList
    li
      a(href='#')= val
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* {
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  font-family: sans-serif
}

ul {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  display: flex;
  li {
    list-style: none;
    a {
      position: relative;
      display: block;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin: 20px 0;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: #262626;
      font-family: sans-serif;
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 600;
      transition: .5s;
      z-index: 1;
      &:before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        border-top: 2px solid #262626;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #262626;
        transform: scaleY(2);
        opacity: 0;
        transition: .3s;
      }
      &:after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 2px;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        background-color: #262626;
        transform: scale(0);
        opacity: 0;
        transition: .3s;
        z-index: -1;
      }
      &:hover {
        color: #fff;
        &:before {
          transform: scaleY(1);
          opacity: 1;
        }
        &:after {
          transform: scaleY(1);
          opacity: 1;
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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