This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by paul
Text is everywhere on the web, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring. With just a little CSS, you can turn plain words into eye-catching elements that grab attention and make your design feel more alive and awesome.
In this post, I’ll share 10 awesome CSS text effects for making your project stand out.
1.The Aurora
The Aurora effect by Ostylowany creates a beautiful, glowing aurora-like gradient that flows across the text, giving it a dreamy and futuristic look. This effect is perfect for adding a soft, ethereal glow to headings, banners, or any text that needs a visually striking appearance.
2. Split transition
The split transition effect by ParkHJ11, creates a sleek hover animation where the outer text splits apart, revealing a hidden inner text beneath.
(hover on text)
3. Outline offset
The outline offset effect adds a visually distinct outline around the text, creating a layered or floating appearance. By adjusting the offset distance, you can achieve a subtle shadow-like effect or a bold, separated outline that enhances readability and style. This effect works great for titles, hover interactions, and highlighting key content.
4. Dancing shadow
This dancing shadow effect by Emadamerho Nefe, creates a lively animation where the text's shadow shifts dynamically in opposite diagonal directions. The shadows smoothly alternate between two colors, expanding and contracting to give the illusion of movement
5. Folded Text
The folded text effect by Mandy Michael makes your text look like it’s been carefully creased and folded, almost like paper. With clever shading and gradients, each letter gets a cool 3D look, adding depth and texture. It’s a great way to make headlines stand out or give your design a unique, hands-on feel.
6. Reflect
The Reflect by Chokcoco creates a sleek mirror-like reflection beneath the text, giving it a polished and futuristic look. The reflection subtly fades out, mimicking the way light interacts with a glossy surface. This effect is perfect for adding a modern, high-tech feel to titles, logos, or banners.
7. Spring
Spring effect by Piccalilli, make the letters pop out like a spring on hover, creating a fun and bouncy animation. The effect gives text a lively, interactive feel, making it great for playful headlines, buttons, or any design element that needs a bit of extra energy and movement.
(hover text)
8. Sliced
The Sliced text effect by Shireen Taj makes it look like a ninja has swiftly sliced through the text, splitting it into two sharp-edged parts. The pieces subtly shift apart, adding a dramatic and dynamic feel, as if the cut just happened.
9. Hey
The Hey text effect by Radu Bratan features a bold, animated shadow that continuously shifts, creating a dynamic popping effect. The shadow cycles through different positions, making the text appear as if it’s constantly bouncing or floating.
10. Fracture
The Fracture text effect by Mandy Michael gives the illusion that the text has been cleanly sliced through the middle, with the upper half smoothly sliding to the left in a continuous loop.
Those were some of cool effect's you can try in your next project to make your project stand out.
If you liked this, you can check the curated collection of text effects here
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by paul
paul | Sciencx (2025-02-17T10:13:46+00:00) 10 Awesome CSS text effects for your next project. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/02/17/10-awesome-css-text-effects-for-your-next-project/
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