Button Library · Animation
Shimmer
Light keeps passing over it.
States
Default
Hover
Active
Focus
Code
anim-shimmer.html
<button class="btn-anim-shimmer" type="button"> <span>Get started</span> </button>
anim-shimmer.css
.btn-anim-shimmer {
--btn-bg: #7c5cff;
--btn-fg: #ffffff;
--btn-font: inherit;
--btn-size: 15px;
--btn-weight: 600;
--btn-px: 22px;
--btn-py: 11px;
--btn-w: auto;
--btn-h: auto;
--btn-bw: 0px;
--btn-line: #8b6cff;
--btn-radius: 10px;
--btn-shadow: none;
--btn-speed: 180ms;
}
.btn-anim-shimmer {
position: relative;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 0.5em;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: var(--btn-w);
height: var(--btn-h);
padding: var(--btn-py) var(--btn-px);
font-family: var(--btn-font);
font-size: var(--btn-size);
font-weight: var(--btn-weight);
line-height: 1.2;
color: var(--btn-fg);
background: var(--btn-bg);
border: var(--btn-bw) solid var(--btn-line);
border-radius: var(--btn-radius);
box-shadow: var(--btn-shadow);
cursor: pointer;
text-decoration: none;
white-space: nowrap;
transition: all var(--btn-speed) ease;
overflow: hidden;
isolation: isolate;
}
.btn-anim-shimmer:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--btn-bg);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.btn-anim-shimmer:disabled {
opacity: 0.5;
pointer-events: none;
}
.btn-anim-shimmer__icon {
width: 1.15em;
height: 1.15em;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.btn-anim-shimmer::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0 auto 0 0;
z-index: -1;
width: 45%;
background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,.5), transparent);
transform: translateX(-130%) skewX(-20deg);
animation: btn-shimmer 2.2s ease infinite;
}
@keyframes btn-shimmer {
0%, 25% { transform: translateX(-130%) skewX(-20deg); }
100% { transform: translateX(320%) skewX(-20deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.btn-anim-shimmer,
.btn-anim-shimmer::before {
animation: none !important;
transition: none !important;
}
}
anim-shimmer.js
// No JavaScript needed: this one is CSS only.
anim-shimmer.tsx
import type React from "react";
import "./anim-shimmer.css"; // the CSS tab
export function BtnAnimShimmer({ children = "Get started", ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"button">) {
return (
<button className="btn-anim-shimmer" type="button" {...props}>
<span>{children}</span>
</button>
);
}
anim-shimmer.html
<button class="relative inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-[0.5em] [box-sizing:border-box] [padding:11px_22px] [font-family:inherit] text-[15px] font-[600] [line-height:1.2] text-[#ffffff] bg-[#7c5cff] [border:0px_solid_#8b6cff] rounded-[10px] [box-shadow:none] cursor-pointer no-underline whitespace-nowrap [transition:all_180ms_ease] overflow-hidden isolate focus-visible:[outline:2px_solid_#7c5cff] focus-visible:[outline-offset:2px] disabled:[opacity:0.5] disabled:[pointer-events:none] before:content-[''] before:absolute before:[inset:0_auto_0_0] before:[z-index:-1] before:w-[45%] before:[background:linear-gradient(90deg,_transparent,_rgba(255,255,255,.5),_transparent)] before:[transform:translateX(-130%)_skewX(-20deg)] before:[animation:btn-shimmer_2.2s_ease_infinite] motion-reduce:[transition:none!important] motion-reduce:before:[animation:none!important]" type="button">
<span>Get started</span>
</button>
<!-- A class cannot hold keyframes: keep this in your CSS. -->
<style>
@keyframes btn-shimmer {
0%, 25% { transform: translateX(-130%) skewX(-20deg); }
100% { transform: translateX(320%) skewX(-20deg); }
}
</style>