.container
   .link #[.text Home]
   .link #[.text Projects]
   .link #[.text Art]
   .link #[.text Social]
   .link #[.text Setup]
   .link #[.text Help]
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html, body{
   padding:0px;
   margin:0px;
   font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
   color:#FFF;
   height:100%;
}
body{
   background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); 
}

.container{
   max-width:200px;
   background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
   margin:40px auto;
   padding:10px 0px 20px 0px;
   border:1px solid #111;
   border-radius:4px;
   box-shadow:0px 4px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
}
.link{
   font-size:16px;
   font-weight:300;
   text-align:center;
   position:relative;
   height:40px;
   line-height:40px;
   margin-top:10px;
   overflow:hidden;
   width:90%;
   margin-left:5%;
   cursor:pointer;
}
.link:after{
   content: '';
   position:absolute;
   width:80%;
   border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
   bottom:50%;
   left:-100%;
   transition-delay: all 0.5s;
   transition: all 0.5s;
}
.link:hover:after,
.link.hover:after{
   left:100%;
}
.link .text{
   text-shadow:0px -40px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
   transition:all 0.75s;
   transform:translateY(100%) translateZ(0);
   transition-delay:all 0.25s;
}
.link:hover .text,
.link.hover .text{
   text-shadow:0px -40px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
   transform:translateY(0%) translateZ(0) scale(1.1);
   font-weight:600;
}
//For Demo only
var links = document.getElementsByClassName('link')
for(var i = 0; i <= links.length; i++)
   addClass(i)


function addClass(id){
   setTimeout(function(){
      if(id > 0) links[id-1].classList.remove('hover')
      links[id].classList.add('hover')
   }, id*750) 
}

External CSS

  1. https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway
  2. https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons

External JavaScript

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