<section class="cd-section">
		<p>
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		</p>

		<div class="cd-modal-action">
			<a href="#0" class="btn" data-type="modal-trigger">Fire Modal Window</a>
			<span class="cd-modal-bg"></span>
		</div> <!-- cd-modal-action -->

		<div class="cd-modal">
			<div class="cd-modal-content">
				<p>
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				</p>

				<p>
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				</p>

				<p>
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				</p>
			</div> <!-- cd-modal-content -->
		</div> <!-- cd-modal -->

		<a href="#0" class="cd-modal-close">Close</a>
	</section> <!-- .cd-section -->
@import "bourbon";

// breakpoints
   
$S:     480px;   
$M:     768px;     
$L:     1170px;     

// media queries

@mixin MQ($canvas) {
  @if $canvas == S {
   @media only screen and (min-width: $S) { @content; } 
  }
  @else if $canvas == M {
   @media only screen and (min-width: $M) { @content; } 
  }
  @else if $canvas == L {
   @media only screen and (min-width: $L) { @content; } 
  }
}

// antialiasing mode font rendering

@mixin font-smoothing {
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

// colors

$color-1: #34383c; // Outer Space
$color-2: #03bb91; // Caribbean Green
$color-3: #ffffff; // White

// fonts 

$primary-font: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;

/* -------------------------------- 

Primary style

-------------------------------- */

*, *::after, *::before {
	@include box-sizing(border-box);
}

html {
	font-size: 62.5%;
}

body {
	font: {
		size: 1.6rem;
		family: $primary-font;
	}
	color: $color-1;
	background-color: $color-3;

	&.overflow-hidden {
		/* used when modal is visible */
		overflow: hidden;
	}
}

a {
	color: $color-2;
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* -------------------------------- 

Main Components 

-------------------------------- */

.cd-section {
	padding: 2em 5%;
	text-align: center;
	background-color: $color-2;

	p {
		margin: 2em 0;
		line-height: 1.6;
		color: $color-3;
		@include font-smoothing;
	}

	@include MQ(M) {
		padding: 4em 10%;

		p {
			font-size: 1.8rem;
			line-height: 2;
		}
	}

	@include MQ(L) {
		padding: 4em 20%;
	}
}

.cd-modal {
	position: fixed;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;

	visibility: hidden;
	opacity: 0;
	pointer-events: none;

	@include transition(visibility 0s .3s, opacity .3s 0s, z-index 0s .3s);

	&::after {
		/* gradient overlay at bottom of modal window */
		content: '';
		position: absolute;
		left: 0;
		bottom: 0;
		width: 100%;
		height: 60px;
		pointer-events: none;
		background: transparent;
		@include background(linear-gradient(to top,rgba($color-1, 1), rgba($color-1, 0)));
	}

	.cd-modal-content {
		height: 100%;
		width: 100%;
		padding: 3em 5%;
		text-align: left;
		overflow-y: auto; 
		@include font-smoothing; 
	}

	p {
		color: $color-3;
		line-height: 1.6;
		margin: 2em 0;
	}

	.modal-is-visible & {
		z-index: 1;
		visibility: visible;
		opacity: 1;
		pointer-events: auto;
		
		@include transition(visibility 0s 0s, opacity .3s 0s, z-index 0s 0s);

		.cd-modal-content {
			-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
		}
	}

	@include MQ(M) {

		.cd-modal-content { 
			padding: 4em 10%;
		}
	}

	@include MQ(L) {

		.cd-modal-content { 
			padding: 6em 20%;
		}

		p {
			font-size: 2rem;
			line-height: 2;
		}
	}
}

.cd-modal-action {
	position: relative;

	.btn, .cd-modal-bg {
		display: inline-block;
		height: 4em;
		background-color: $color-1;
	}
	
	.btn {
		width: 12.5em;
		border-radius: 5em;

		color: $color-3;
		line-height: 4em;
		white-space: nowrap;
		font-weight: 700;
		@include font-smoothing;
		
		@include transition(color .2s .3s, width .3s 0s);

		&.to-circle {
			width: 4em;
			color: transparent;
			@include transition(color .2s 0s, width .3s .2s);
		}
	}

	.cd-modal-bg {
		position: absolute;
		z-index: 1;
		left: 50%;
    	top: 0;
		width: 4em;
		border-radius: 50%;
		opacity: 0;
		visibility: hidden;
    	@include transform(translateZ(0));
    	@include transform(translateX(-2em));
		@include transition(visibility 0s .5s);

		&.is-visible {
			opacity: 1;
			visibility: visible;
		}
	}
}

.cd-modal-close {
	position: fixed;
	z-index: 1;
	top: 20px;
	right: 5%;

	height: 50px;
	width: 50px;
	border-radius: 50%;
	
	background: rgba(#000, .3) url(https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/148866/cd-icon-close_copy.svg) no-repeat center center;
	
	/* image replacement */
	overflow: hidden;
	text-indent: 100%;
	white-space: nowrap;

	visibility: hidden;
	opacity: 0;
	@include transform(translateZ(0));
	@include transform(scale(0));
	@include transition(transform .3s 0s, visibility 0s .3s, opacity .3s 0s);

	.no-touch &:hover {
		background-color: rgba(#000, .5);
	}

	.modal-is-visible & {
		visibility: visible;
		opacity: 1;
		@include transition(transform .3s 0s, visibility 0s 0s, opacity .3s 0s);
		@include transform(scale(1));
	}

	@include MQ(M) {
		top: 70px;
	}
}
View Compiled
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
	//trigger the animation - open modal window
	$('[data-type="modal-trigger"]').on('click', function(){
		var actionBtn = $(this),
			scaleValue = retrieveScale(actionBtn.next('.cd-modal-bg'));
		
		actionBtn.addClass('to-circle');
		actionBtn.next('.cd-modal-bg').addClass('is-visible').one('webkitTransitionEnd otransitionend oTransitionEnd msTransitionEnd transitionend', function(){
			animateLayer(actionBtn.next('.cd-modal-bg'), scaleValue, true);
		});

		//if browser doesn't support transitions...
		if(actionBtn.parents('.no-csstransitions').length > 0 ) animateLayer(actionBtn.next('.cd-modal-bg'), scaleValue, true);
	});

	//trigger the animation - close modal window
	$('.cd-section .cd-modal-close').on('click', function(){
		closeModal();
	});
	$(document).keyup(function(event){
		if(event.which=='27') closeModal();
	});

	$(window).on('resize', function(){
		//on window resize - update cover layer dimention and position
		if($('.cd-section.modal-is-visible').length > 0) window.requestAnimationFrame(updateLayer);
	});

	function retrieveScale(btn) {
		var btnRadius = btn.width()/2,
			left = btn.offset().left + btnRadius,
			top = btn.offset().top + btnRadius - $(window).scrollTop(),
			scale = scaleValue(top, left, btnRadius, $(window).height(), $(window).width());

		btn.css('position', 'fixed').velocity({
			top: top - btnRadius,
			left: left - btnRadius,
			translateX: 0,
		}, 0);

		return scale;
	}

	function scaleValue( topValue, leftValue, radiusValue, windowW, windowH) {
		var maxDistHor = ( leftValue > windowW/2) ? leftValue : (windowW - leftValue),
			maxDistVert = ( topValue > windowH/2) ? topValue : (windowH - topValue);
		return Math.ceil(Math.sqrt( Math.pow(maxDistHor, 2) + Math.pow(maxDistVert, 2) )/radiusValue);
	}

	function animateLayer(layer, scaleVal, bool) {
		layer.velocity({ scale: scaleVal }, 400, function(){
			$('body').toggleClass('overflow-hidden', bool);
			(bool) 
				? layer.parents('.cd-section').addClass('modal-is-visible').end().off('webkitTransitionEnd otransitionend oTransitionEnd msTransitionEnd transitionend')
				: layer.removeClass('is-visible').removeAttr( 'style' ).siblings('[data-type="modal-trigger"]').removeClass('to-circle');
		});
	}

	function updateLayer() {
		var layer = $('.cd-section.modal-is-visible').find('.cd-modal-bg'),
			layerRadius = layer.width()/2,
			layerTop = layer.siblings('.btn').offset().top + layerRadius - $(window).scrollTop(),
			layerLeft = layer.siblings('.btn').offset().left + layerRadius,
			scale = scaleValue(layerTop, layerLeft, layerRadius, $(window).height(), $(window).width());
		
		layer.velocity({
			top: layerTop - layerRadius,
			left: layerLeft - layerRadius,
			scale: scale,
		}, 0);
	}

	function closeModal() {
		var section = $('.cd-section.modal-is-visible');
		section.removeClass('modal-is-visible').one('webkitTransitionEnd otransitionend oTransitionEnd msTransitionEnd transitionend', function(){
			animateLayer(section.find('.cd-modal-bg'), 1, false);
		});
		//if browser doesn't support transitions...
		if(section.parents('.no-csstransitions').length > 0 ) animateLayer(section.find('.cd-modal-bg'), 1, false);
	}
});

External CSS

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External JavaScript

  1. //cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js
  2. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/148866/velocity.min.js