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CSS Button Transitions

Submitted by: @import:30-seconds-of-code·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

CSS transitions are a great way to add some life to your buttons. From growing and shrinking, to fill, swing and border animations, there are many ways to make your buttons more interactive.
https://codepen.io/chalarangelo/pen/qBedyER
To create a grow animation on hover, you can use an appropriate transition to animate changes to the element. Use the :hover pseudo-class to change the transform to scale(1.1), growing the element when the user hovers over it.
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Solution

.button-grow {
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.button-grow:hover {
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

To create a grow animation on hover, you can use an appropriate transition to animate changes to the element. Use the :hover pseudo-class to change the transform to scale(1.1), growing the element when the user hovers over it.
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> You can also use the new scale property to scale the element to a specific size. Simply replace transform: scale(1.1) with scale: 110%.
Similarly, you can create a shrink animation on hover by using an appropriate transition to animate changes to the element. Use the :hover pseudo-class to change the transform to scale(0.8), shrinking the element when the user hovers over it.
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Code Snippets

.button-grow {
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.button-grow:hover {
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

.button-shrink {
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.button-shrink:hover {
  transform: scale(0.8);
}

.button-fill {
  background: #fff;
  color: #000;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.button-fill:hover {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

Context

From 30-seconds-of-code: button-hover-transitions

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