Implement Button Hover Effects with CSS

Do you know how to implement the mouseover effect for buttons with CSS? This article will introduce two implementations, both of which are implemented in pure CSS. When the mouse moves over the button, the button changes accordingly. This mouse hover button effect is used very widely on many web pages on the Internet.

Style 1: CSS Button Hover Effect

The first mouseover effect for buttons is as shown below.

The CSS sample code is as follows.

<button class="btn"><span>ITCodar.com</span></button>
<style>
.btn {
  border: none;
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  outline: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 15px;
  background-color: #222;
  padding: 17px 60px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);
}
.btn span {
  position: relative; 
  z-index: 1;
}
.btn:after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 490%;
  width: 140%;
  background: #78c7d2;
  -webkit-transition: all .5s ease-in-out;
  transition: all .5s ease-in-out;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(-98%) translateY(-25%) rotate(45deg);
  transform: translateX(-98%) translateY(-25%) rotate(45deg);
}
.btn:hover:after {
  -webkit-transform: translateX(-9%) translateY(-25%) rotate(45deg);
  transform: translateX(-9%) translateY(-25%) rotate(45deg);
}
</style>

Style 2: CSS Button Hover Effect

The second mouseover effect for buttons is as shown below.

The CSS sample code is as follows.

<div id="container">
  <button class="learn-more">
    <span class="circle" aria-hidden="true">
      <span class="icon arrow"></span>
    </span>
    <span class="button-text">ITCodar.com</span>
  </button>
</div>
<style>
button {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  cursor: pointer;
  outline: none;
  border: 0;
  vertical-align: middle;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: inherit;
  font-family: inherit;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
button.learn-more {
  width: 12rem;
  height: auto;
}
button.learn-more .circle {
  transition: all 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  background: #282936;
  border-radius: 1.625rem;
}
button.learn-more .circle .icon {
  transition: all 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  margin: auto;
  background: #fff;
}
button.learn-more .circle .icon.arrow {
  transition: all 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  left: 0.625rem;
  width: 1.125rem;
  height: 0.125rem;
  background: none;
}
button.learn-more .circle .icon.arrow::before {
  position: absolute;
  content: '';
  box-sizing: border-box;
  top: -0.25rem;
  right: 0.0625rem;
  width: 0.625rem;
  height: 0.625rem;
  border-top: 0.125rem solid #fff;
  border-right: 0.125rem solid #fff;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
button.learn-more .button-text {
  transition: all 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 0;
  margin: 0 0 0 1.85rem;
  color: #282936;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
button:hover .circle {
  width: 100%;
}
button:hover .circle .icon.arrow {
  background: #fff;
  transform: translate(1rem, 0);
}
button:hover .button-text {
  color: #fff;
}
</style>