<ul class="menu">
  <li>
    <a href="#0">
      About
      <svg width="24" height="24"><path d="M11 2.206l-6.235 7.528-.765-.645 7.521-9 7.479 9-.764.646-6.236-7.53v21.884h-1v-21.883z"/></svg>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#0">
      Projects
      <svg width="24" height="24"><path d="M11 2.206l-6.235 7.528-.765-.645 7.521-9 7.479 9-.764.646-6.236-7.53v21.884h-1v-21.883z"/></svg>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#0">
      Clients
      <svg width="24" height="24"><path d="M11 2.206l-6.235 7.528-.765-.645 7.521-9 7.479 9-.764.646-6.236-7.53v21.884h-1v-21.883z"/></svg>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li>
    <a href="#0">
      Contact
      <svg width="24" height="24"><path d="M11 2.206l-6.235 7.528-.765-.645 7.521-9 7.479 9-.764.646-6.236-7.53v21.884h-1v-21.883z"/></svg>
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>
<footer class="page-footer">
  <small>Made with <span>❤</span> by <a href="http://georgemartsoukos.com/" target="_blank">George Martsoukos</a>
  </small>
</footer>

:root {
  --body-bg-color: #1a1c1d;
  --text-color: #aaaebc;
  --red: #e74c3c;
}

ul {
  list-style: none;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

body {
  margin: 30px 0;
  font: 22px sans-serif;
  background: var(--body-bg-color);
  color: var(--text-color);
}

.menu {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.menu li {
  margin-right: 70px;
}

.menu a {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  padding: 10px;
}

.menu a svg {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -20px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.menu a svg path {
  fill: transparent;
  stroke-width: 2px;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-dasharray: 89.7506103515625;
  stroke-dashoffset: -89.7506103515625;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.29, 0.68, 0.74, 1.02);
}

.menu a:hover svg path {
  stroke-dashoffset: 0;
}


/* FOOTER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– */
.page-footer {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 10px;
  right: 10px;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.page-footer span {
  color: var(--red);
}

const length = document.querySelector("li:nth-child(1) path").getTotalLength();
//console.log(length);