CSS Glowing Button Hover Effect Tutorial

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Have you ever visited a website and noticed those eye-catching buttons that seem to light up when you hover your mouse over them? They not only look cool but also provide valuable user feedback. In this tutorial, I'll guide you through the process of creating a stunning glowing button hover effect using HTML and CSS. Don't worry if you're new to coding – I'll keep it simple and easy to follow, so you can code along and enhance your web design skills.

Getting Started

Before we dive into the coding, make sure you have a basic understanding of HTML and CSS. If you're new to web development, don't worry, we'll take it one step at a time. You can open any text editor, such as Notepad or Visual Studio Code, and follow along.

The HTML Structure

We'll start by creating the HTML structure for our button. Open your HTML file and add the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  <title>Glowing Button</title>
</head>

<body>
  <div id="container">
    <h2>CSS Glowing Button Hover Effect</h2>
    <p>Hover over the button to see the glowing effect.</p>
    <button id="glowing-button">
      Hover Me
    </button>
  </div>
</body>

</html>

Here, we have a basic HTML template with a button element that has an id called "glowing-button." We've also linked an external CSS file named "style.css."


The CSS

Now, let's create the CSS code to make our button glow when hovered. Create a file named "style.css" and add the following code:

#container {
  max-width: 350px;
  margin: 20px auto;
  color: lightgreen;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
  background-color: #333;
}

#glowing-button {
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 50em;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: bold;
  border: 5px solid gray;
  transition: 0.3s;
  background-color: #333;
  color: lightgray;
}

#glowing-button:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px 5px rgb(120, 221, 120);
  color: rgb(120, 221, 120);
  border-color: rgb(120, 221, 120);
  cursor: pointer;
}

In this CSS code, we've styled our button and created the glowing effect. When you hover over the button, its background and text color changes to a vibrant green, and it gains a subtle box shadow to create the glowing effect.


Conclusion

That's it! You've successfully created a glowing button hover effect using HTML and CSS. You can further customize this effect by tweaking the colors, sizes, or other properties to match your website's style.

Feel free to experiment and enhance your web development skills by applying this effect to other elements. Web design is all about creativity, so don't hesitate to explore and create your unique designs.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful in understanding how to create a simple yet captivating button hover effect. Happy coding!

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