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Definition search · Supertopics: design · Subtopics: animations, halftone, lightbox, liquid-glass, parallax (non-exhaustive) · “effects” × ? · “effects” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Randomly Place an Element Along Edge of Another Element (chr/fro)218
css, animations
Custom Glow Rings Inside of Elements (chr/fro)217
css, gradients, shadows
Background Image Refraction in CSS (pre/fro)216
css, images, backgrounds
Hover Proximity Using Modern CSS (css/fro)215
css
Improved CSS Text-Stroke (tyl)214
css
Building the ChatGPT Typing Effect (jsd)213
chatgpt, javascript
Throwing Confetti With CSS Random (sch)212
css, functions, randomness
An Animated Radial Gradient Mask Over Text in CSS (cas)211
css, masking
Revealing Text With CSS “letter-spacing” (pre/css)210
css, animations, transitions
Zoomable Image—Creating a Zoom Effect (bar)209
zooming, images, hugo, javascript, css
Repeating Square Dots Backgrounds in CSS (chr/fro)208
css, backgrounds, gradients
On Rendering the Sky, Sunsets, and Planets (max)207
rendering, math
Using CSS “corner-shape” for Folded Corners (dxn/css)206
css, borders
Multi-Stroke Text Effect in CSS (yua)205
css
Liquid Glass204
websites, liquid-glass, libraries
An Interactive Cover Component (kit)203
components, css
Building a Dual-Scene Fluid X-Ray Reveal Effect in Three.js (cod)202
threejs
View Transitions Can Swoop‽ (arg)201
css, view-transitions
The Odometer Effect (Without JavaScript) (pre/fro)200
css, functions
Anatomy of a CSS Phone Mockup199
css, design
Lessons Learned From Failed Demos: Pure CSS Nav Thumb Flip on Scroll (ana/fro)198
lessons, css
How to Create a CSS-Only Elastic Text Effect (css/fro)197
how-tos, css
Shades of Halftone (max)196
halftone
Background Patterns With CSS “corner-radius” (pre/fro)195
css, backgrounds, examples
Elastic/Bouncy Text Effect (css)194
css
CSS Optical Illusions (alv)193
css, examples
Death to Scroll Fade (dbu)192
scrolling, performance
Designing Page Transitions191
videos, design, transitions
How to Create a Pixel-to-Voxel Video Drop Effect With Three.js and Rapier (cod)190
how-tos, javascript, tooling, gsap, threejs
Non-Square Image Blur Extensions (ana/fro)189
images, css
Springs and Bounces in Native CSS (jos)188
css, animations, transitions, functions
How to Animate WebGL Shaders With GSAP: Ripples, Reveals, and Dynamic Blur Effects (cod)187
how-tos, animations, webgl, gsap
Numbers That Fall (Scroll-Driven Animations and Sibling Index) (chr/fro)186
css, html, animations, scrolling
Drunk CSS (ede)185
css, theming
Frontend News #16: “:heading” Pseudo-Class, Faded Text Effects, “box-sizing” (zor/css)184
videos, css, selectors, box-model, view-transitions
Follow-the-Leader Pattern With CSS Anchor Positioning (una)183
css, anchor-positioning
The Web Behind Glass (med)182
design, liquid-glass, best-practices
Liquid Glass in the Browser: Refraction With CSS and SVG181
liquid-glass, css, svg, images
CSS Pulse Animation (mar)180
css, animations
3D Layered Text: The Basics (ami/css)179
fundamentals, css, 3d
Infinite Marquee Animation Using Modern CSS (css/fro)178
css, animations
Nobody Waits for Your Fancy Animations Anymore (and They Never Really Did) (web)177
animations, parallax, performance, user-experience, design
Making a Faded Text Effect in (Mostly) CSS (cas)176
css
Liquid Glass on the Web (chr/fro)175
design, liquid-glass, css, examples
Scroll-Driven Sticky Heading (ami/css)174
headings, css, animations, positioning, scrolling
View Transition List Reordering (With a Kick Flip) (chr/fro)173
css, view-transitions, animations
Liquid Glass, Fragile UX, and Why I Wanted 2 Weeks Before Writing About It172
design, liquid-glass, user-experience
Grainy Gradients (ana/fro)171
gradients, css, svg, masking
Creating the “Moving Highlight” Navigation Bar With JavaScript and CSS (sma)170
navigation, javascript, css
CSS Spotlight Effect (ami/fro)169
css
Fixing Vercel’s Landing Page168
design, landing-pages, vercel
Using CSS “backdrop-filter” for UI Effects (pre/css)167
css, filters
Cover Flow With Modern CSS: Scroll-Driven Animations in Action (add)166
css, animations, transforms, scrolling, history
CSS Bursts With Conic Gradients (chr/fro)165
css, gradients, examples
CSS-Only Glitch Effect164
css, html
Overengineered Anchor Links163
links, techniques
Expanding CSS Shadow Effects (pre/fro)162
css, shadows
Holographic Masks (hej)161
code-pens, css, gradients, blend-modes
Create a Fun Quick Text Flip Effect (kev)160
videos, css
10 Awesome CSS Text Effects for Your Next Project (pau)159
css, code-pens
Implementing a Dissolve Effect With Shaders and Particles in Three.js (cod)158
threejs
Rainbow Selection in CSS (chr/fro)157
css, selectors
The First Ever Website That Literally Glows in the Dark156
videos, apis, javascript, css
Transitioning Top-Layer Entries and the Display Property in CSS (uti/sma)155
css, animations, transitions, techniques
Dynamic Focus Zoom Effect With CSS “@property”154
css
Positioning Text Around Elements With CSS Offset (pre/css)153
css
Creating an Angled Slider (zac/fro)152
sliders, html, css
My Website Has Been Gaslighting You (dav)151
css, javascript, colors
6 CSS Snippets Every Front-End Developer Should Know in 2025 (arg)150
css, functions, custom-properties, transitions, animations, gradients
Stylish Holidays! Creating a Scroll-Driven Christmas Tree in CSS (uti)149
css, svg, animations, scrolling
Animating Entry Effects (ty/5t3)148
css, animations, transitions
Smooth Multi-Page Experiences With Just a Few Lines of CSS (joh/mat)147
css, transitions
The Pixel Canvas Shimmer Effect (hex)146
web-components
Pure CSS Halftone Effect in 3 Declarations (ana/fro)145
css, halftone
Modern CSS for Sites: View Transitions, Scroll Effects, and More (arg)144
videos, css, view-transitions, scrolling
View Transitions Staggering (chr/fro)143
css, view-transitions, pug
Fanout With Grid and View Transitions (chr/fro)142
css, layout, grids, view-transitions
How to Use the CSS “backdrop-filter” Property (log)141
how-tos, css, filters, backgrounds
Building a Dynamic Background Effect140
react, css, backgrounds, animations
Keeping Pixely Images Pixely (and Performant!) (chr/fro)139
css, images
Making Orbit Animations With CSS Custom Properties (lon)138
css, custom-properties, animations
Split Effects With No Content Duplication (ana/fro)137
css, maintainability
The Art of Dithering and Retro Shading for the Web (max)136
dithering, javascript
Character Modeling in CSS (jul/css)135
videos, css, design, creativity
The Magic of Clip Path (emi)134
css, clipping, masking
CSS Surprise Manga Lines (alv)133
css
A Text-Reveal Effect Using “conic-gradient()” in CSS (pre/fro)132
css, functions, gradients
Glassmorphism: Definition and Best Practices (nng)131
design, best-practices
CSS-Only Custom Range Slider With Motion (bra)130
sliders, css, examples
The Latest in Web UI (una)129
videos, html, css, layout
The Modern Guide for Making CSS Shapes (css/sma)128
guides, css, shapes, techniques
Rounded Tabs With Inner Curves (css)127
css, tips-and-tricks
Flickering Glowing Text Effect With CSS (man)126
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)125
css, typography
Quick Tip: How to Add Gradient Effects and Patterns to Text (ral)124
tips-and-tricks, how-tos, css, gradients
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)123
html, custom-data, css, typography
Exploring the Creative Power of CSS Filters and Blending122
css, blend-modes, filters
Parallax Effect With CSS Custom Properties (fro)121
css, custom-properties, parallax
Gold Text Effect With CSS (man)120
css
Animating Font Palette (man)119
css, colors, fonts
CSS Blurry Shimmer Effect (sma)118
css
Highlight Text When a User Scrolls Down to That Piece of Text (chr/fro)117
css, scrolling
Fading Content Using Transparent Gradient in CSS (ami)116
css, gradients, transparency+opacity
Using Heaps of Cutting Edge CSS Features to Build a Progress Indicator (and)115
css, scrolling, progress-indicators
Custom Mouse Hover Effect With JavaScript114
javascript, hover
Cool Wiggly Hover Animation With CSS (ami)113
css, animations, hover
Sharing a State Between Windows Without a Server112
web-workers, apis, state-management, javascript
Christmas Tree Animations Made With CSS and JS111
css, javascript, animations, link-lists
Creating a Marquee Effect With CSS Animations110
css, animations
CSS 3D Text Effects109
css, 3d
Re-Creating the Pop-Out Hover Effect With Modern CSS (css/sma)108
css, hover
Gradients, Blend Modes, and a Really Cool Hover Effect (pre/sma)107
css, gradients, hover
CSS Loaders (css)106
websites, css, animations
A Few Interesting Ways to Use CSS Shadows for More Than Depth (pre/sma)105
css, shadows
10 Simple CSS and JavaScript Micro-Interactions for Buttons104
css, javascript, buttons
Down-and-Across Highlighting (mey)103
code-pens, css, tables
Shines, Perspective, and Rotations: Fancy CSS 3D Effects for Images (css/sma)102
css, images
Blur Vignette Effect in CSS101
css
I Created 100+ Unique CSS Patterns (css)100
css, backgrounds
Creating a Shine Effect on a Card With Tailwind CSS99
tailwind
Crafting a Modern Spotlight Effect With React and CSS98
css, react
Can You Create Beautiful Stroked Text in CSS? (log)97
css
A Color Wheel With Gradient (css)96
css, colors, gradients, tips-and-tricks
No SVG, No Image, CSS-Only Fluid Slider With “input[type=range]” (ana)95
code-pens, sliders, css, sass
How to Make a Zoom Effect Using CSS (css)94
how-tos, css
A CSS Challenge: Skewed Highlight (pep)93
css
Invisible Ink Effect With SVG Filters and CSS (che)92
code-pens, css, svg, filters
CSS Infinite 3D Sliders (css/css)91
css, sliders, animations, 3d
Get That Marquee AeStHeTiC (dni/mat)90
html, css
CSS Infinite Slider Flipping Through Polaroid Images (css/css)89
sliders, css, images
Animated Border Gradient (shs)88
code-pens, css, animations, gradients
CSS Halftone Patterns (mic)87
css, halftone
How to Create Wavy Shapes and Patterns in CSS (css/css)86
how-tos, css
Dreamy Blur85
css, svg
Zooming Images in a Grid Layout (css/css)84
css, grids
The Infinite Marquee (hex)83
html, css, animations
Recreating MDN’s Truncated Text Effect (geo/css)82
mdn, css
CSS Minimal Dark Mode Toggle Button81
code-pens, toggles, minimalism
37 Easy Ways to Spice Up Your UI Designs80
design
Holograms, Light-Leaks, and How to Build CSS-Only Shaders79
how-tos, css, blend-modes
Fun CSS-Only Scrolling Effects for Matterday (lyn)78
css, parallax
CSS Card Shadow Effects (hui)77
css
Single Element Loaders: The Spinner (css/css)76
css
Cool Hover Effects That Use CSS Text Shadow (css/css)75
css, hover
Creating Realistic Reflections With CSS (pre/css)74
css
Creating a Firework Effect With CSS (alv)73
css
Cool Hover Effects That Use Background Properties (css/css)72
css, hover, backgrounds
How to Make a “Raise the Curtains” Effect in CSS (cit/css)71
how-tos, css
Parallax Powered by CSS Custom Properties (jhe/css)70
css, parallax, custom-properties
Simple Blinking Cursor Animation Using CSS (ami)69
css, animations, cursors
Exploring the CSS Paint API: Image Fragmentation Effect (css/css)68
css, apis, images
Thinking About the Cut-Out Effect: CSS or SVG? (sha)67
css, svg, techniques, comparisons
Adding Shadows to SVG Icons With CSS and SVG Filters (css)66
css, svg, images, icons, shadows, filters
Create Responsive Image Effects With CSS Gradients and “aspect-ratio” (5t3/sma)65
images, responsive-design, css, gradients, aspect-ratio
90’s Cursor Effects64
cursors, javascript
What Is Parallax Scrolling, Explained With Examples63
parallax, scrolling, examples
Neumorphism and CSS (cod/css)62
design, css
A Glassy (and Classy) Text Effect (chr/css)61
css, filters
Decaying Sites (chr/css)60
maintenance, link-rot
Blurred Borders in CSS (ana/css)59
css, borders, clipping
Including Animation in Your Design System (vlh/sma)58
design-systems, animations
20+ CSS Text Glitch Effects (fre)57
css, link-lists
CSS Techniques and Effects for Knockout Text (pre/css)56
css, techniques
Text Effects With CSS (and a Little “contenteditable” Trick) (chr/css)55
css
How to Use Shadows and Blur Effects in Modern UI Design (sma)54
how-tos, design, shadows
Performant Parallaxing (aer)53
scrolling, css, parallax, positioning, performance
Quick Tip: Single Character Transforms With CSS and JS52
css, javascript, tips-and-tricks
Blending Modes Demystified (ali)51
design, images, colors, css
Reverse Text Color Based on Background Color Automatically in CSS (fon/css)50
css, colors, backgrounds, animations
Creating a CSS Sliding Background Effect (geo/css)49
css, transforms, backgrounds
Tour of a Performant and Responsive CSS Only Site (css)48
css, parallax, performance, case-studies
Stripes in CSS (chr/css)47
css, gradients, examples
SVG Filters on Text (css)46
svg, images, filters
Nifty Modal Window Effects (cod)45
css, modals
3D Inset Parallax Effect (css)44
css, parallax, 3d
Form Follows Function43
web-platform, experiments, examples
Parallaxin’ (aer)42
parallax, css, javascript
Understanding CSS Filter Effects41
css, filters
A Pure CSS3 Cycling Slideshow (sma)40
css, animations
Lightbox239
libraries, javascript, images, lightbox
10 Fantastic jQuery Techniques and Effects38
jquery, techniques
Infinite All-CSS Scrolling Slideshow (chr/css)37
images, scrolling, css
Invert a Whole Webpage With CSS Only (lea)36
css
Different Transitions for Hover On / Hover Off (chr/css)35
css, transitions, animations, hover
Add More Sparkle With CSS3 (ate)34
css, link-lists
Use CSS Borders for 3D Effects (sea)33
css, borders, 3d, vendor-extensions
Auto-Moving Parallax Background (chr/css)32
backgrounds, parallax, html, css, javascript
Dojo: The Definitive Guide—Degradable Reflection Widget (dal/aja)31
dojo
jParallax Turns Elements Into a Viewport (rey/aja)30
jquery, plugins, parallax
CSS Tutorial: Hover Effect on Linked Images29
images, hover, css
Mono-Image CSS Rollovers28
images, css, hover, sprites
How to Create Alternating Row Colors in PHP27
how-tos, php, colors
CSS Hover Effect (vee)26
css, hover
Lightbox JS25
libraries, javascript, images, lightbox
Rip It Up: Worn Type Using CSS (mis)24
css, image-replacement, techniques
Safari CSS Effects (dav)23
browsers, safari, css
The Table Ruler (cod/ali)22
tables, javascript, css
Zebra Tables (ali)21
tables, css
CSS Drop Shadows (ali)20
css, images, shadows
CSS Design: Custom Underlines (ali)19
css, links
Accessible Image-Tab Rollovers (sim)18
navigation, xhtml, images, hover, accessibility
Better Image Rollovers (sim)17
images, javascript
Collapsible Page Elements With DOM (cod)16
javascript, dom
CSS Clothoid Corner Generator15
tools, exploration, code-generation, css
CSS Divider Generator14
tools, exploration, code-generation, css
CSS Glassmorphism Generator13
tools, exploration, code-generation, css
CSS Neumorphism Generator12
tools, exploration, code-generation, css
CSS Shadow Generator (Josh W. Comeau) (jos)11
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, shadows
Image Resizer and Editor (PicResize)10
tools, exploration, images, resizing
Image Resizer and Editor (resizemyimg.com)9
tools, exploration, images, resizing
Tilt-Shift Photo Generator8
tools, exploration, images
Wave-Style SVG Generator7
tools, exploration, images, svg, code-generation
Dither Effect Generator6
tools, exploration, images, dithering
Image Rasterizer5
tools, exploration, images
JPEG Distorter4
tools, exploration, images, jpeg
Line Drawing Generator3
tools, exploration, images
CSS Loader Generator2
tools, exploration, code-generation, css
CSS Shadow Generator (CSS Bud)1
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, shadows