<p>Hover <a href="#" id="style-2" data-replace="this link"><span>this link</span></a></p>
a {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

a::before,
a::after {
 content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  left: 0;
}
a::before {
  background-color: #54b3d6;
  height: 2px;
  bottom: 0;
  transform-origin: 100% 50%;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
}
a::after {
  content: attr(data-replace);
  height: 100%;
  top: 0;
  transform-origin: 100% 50%;
  transform: translate3d(200%, 0, 0);
  transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
  color: #54b3d6;
}

a:hover::before {
  transform-origin: 0% 50%;
  transform: scaleX(1);
}
a:hover::after {
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

a span {
  display: inline-block;
  transition: transform .3s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
}

a:hover span {
  transform: translate3d(-200%, 0, 0);
}

/* Presentational Styles */
body {
	display: grid;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  font-size: 27px;
	line-height: 1.5;
  height: 100vh;
	place-items: center;
}

a {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #18272F;
	font-weight: 700;
	vertical-align: top;
}

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