<html>
  <body>
    <div>
      <h1>CSS Button Hover Effects</h1>
      <p>with the :before pseudo-element</p>
      <div class="container">
        <p>Gradient</p>
        <button class="button-one gradient">Hover</button>
        <button class="button-two gradient">Hover</button>
        <button class="button-three gradient">Hover</button>
        <hr>
        <p>Clip-Path</p>
        <button class="button-four clip-path">Hover</button>
        <button class="button-five clip-path">Hover</button>
        <button class="button-six clip-path">Hover</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>
/* some base styles that will be applied to every button */
button {
  font-size: 30px;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  margin: 10px;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: black;
  text-transform: lowercase;
  border-radius: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(.86, .01, .15, .99);
}

button::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: 0px;
  left: 0px;
  right: 0px;
  bottom: 0;
}

/* every gradient button will translate upwards on hover */

button.gradient:hover {
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  transform: translateY(-5px);
}


/************************************
GRADIENT BUTTONS 


Button One 

*/

.button-one {
  background-color: #f9ff00;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.button-one::before {
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9ff00, #00ff00);
  -webkit-transform: scaleY(0);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  -webkit-transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transform-origin: 100% 0%;
  transition: 0.4s cubic-bezier(.86, .01, .15, .99);
}

.button-one:hover::before {
  transform: scaleX(1.1) scaleY(1.1);
}

.button-one:hover {
  color: #333;
}


/* Button Two */

.button-two {
  background: #efcfff;
  transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0);
  transition: 0.4s cubic-bezier(.86, .01, .15, .99);
}

.button-two:before {
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #efcfff, #af6fff, #efcfff);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  opacity: 0;
  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
  transition: 0.4s cubic-bezier(.86, .01, .15, .99);
}

.button-two:hover:before {
  transform: scaleX(1) scaleY(1);
  opacity: 1;
}


/*Button THree*/

.button-three {
  -webkit-transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0);
  background: #08aa61;
  transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0);
  position: relative;
  transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(.86, .01, .15, .99);
  transition-duration: 0.4ss;
}

.button-three:before {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #88daa1, #08aa61);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: 0% 0%;
  transition: 0.4s cubic-bezier(.86, .01, .15, .99);
}

.button-three:hover:before {
  -webkit-transform: scaleY(1);
  transform: scaleY(1);
}


/****************
CLIP-PATH EFFECTS

Button Four*/

.button-four {
  background: #fff;
  transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0);
  color: black;
  transition: 0.4s;
}

.button-four::before {
  background: rgb(255, 90, 20);
  clip-path: inset(0 100% 0 0);
  opacity: 1;
  transition: 0.4s;
}

.button-four:hover::before {
  clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0);
}

.button-four:hover {
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.1)
}


/*Button Five*/

.button-five {
  background: white;
  color: black;
  transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0);
  transition: 0.4s;
}

.button-five::before {
  background: rgb(20, 120, 255);
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 50% 0, 50% 50%, 50% 100%, 50% 100%, 50% 50%);
  opacity: 1;
  transition: 0.4s;
}

.button-five:hover::before {
  clip-path: polygon(25% -70%, 75% -70%, 120% 50%, 75% 170%, 25% 170%, -20% 50%);
}

.button-five:hover {
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.1)
}


/*Button Six*/

.button-six {
  background: white;
  color: black;
  transition: 0.4s;
  transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0);
}

.button-six:hover {
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.1)
}

.button-six::before {
  clip-path: circle(0.5% at 50% 50%);
  background: #9900cc;
  transition: 0.4s;
  opacity: 1;
}

.button-six:hover::before {
  clip-path: circle(100% at 50% 50%);
}


/* just some extra styles */

* {
  margin: 0;
  color: white;
}

body {
  background: #222232;
  height: 100vh;
  width: 100vw;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
}

div.container {
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)
}

.container {
  text-align: center;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 50px;
}

p {
  font-size: 25px;
  font-style: italic;
  border-radius: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

hr {
  border: 0;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  margin: 10px;
  height: 1px;
}

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