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Battery · SanthoshSJ-Dev

HTML, CSS or Tailwind, and a little JavaScript. One button or a group of up to six.

By SanthoshSJ-Dev

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About Battery · SanthoshSJ-Dev

Battery · SanthoshSJ-Dev is an animated CSS button by SanthoshSJ-Dev. Preview the interaction, customize its HTML, styles and JavaScript, or download the files with creator credit.

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HTML

<div class="container">
  <button class="button">
    <div class="plate"></div>
    <div class="plate"></div>
    <div class="plate"></div>
    <div class="plate"></div>
    <div class="plate"></div>
    <div class="button__wrapper">
      <span class="button__text">Battery</span>
    </div>
    <div class="button__box">
      <div class="inner inner__top"></div>
      <div class="inner inner__front"></div>
      <div class="inner inner__bottom"></div>
      <div class="inner inner__back"></div>
      <div class="inner inner__left"></div>
      <div class="inner inner__right"></div>
    </div>
  </button>
</div>

CSS


.button {
  display: flex;
  position: relative;
  width: 200px;
  height: 60px;
  text-decoration: none;
  perspective: 600px;
  background: linear-gradient(#ffffff1a 0%, #ffffff00 30%, #ffffff00 70%, #ffffff1a);
  box-shadow: 0 0 32px #000000;
}

.button::before,
.button::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.button::before {
  top: 0;
  transform-origin: top center;
  transform: rotateX(70deg);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff4d 10%, #ffffff00 60%);
}

.button::after {
  bottom: 0;
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  transform: rotateX(-110deg);
  background: radial-gradient(#ffffff00 40%, #ffffff1a);
}

.button__wrapper {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(#ffffff66 0%, #ffffff00 30%, #ffffff00 70%, #ffffff33);
  transform: translate3d(0, 27px, 74px);
  perspective: 600px;
}

.button__text {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #ffffff33;
  transition: all ease-in-out 1s;
}

.button__text::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 200px;
  height: 60px;
  background: linear-gradient(25deg, #ffffff1a, #ffffff00);
  clip-path: path('M230,0H0V80H146.96c0-35.33,33.95-65.83,83.04-80Z');
}

.button__text::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 4px;
  left: 4px;
  width: 272px;
  height: 40px;
  background: linear-gradient(25deg, #ffffff4d, #ffffff00);
  clip-path: path('M272,9.22V0H0V40H.32C48.19,22.59,151.14,10.26,272,9.22Z');
}

.button__wrapper::before,
.button__wrapper::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  width: 84px;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ffffff33 0%, #ffffff00 30%, #ffffff00 70%, #ffffff33);
  background: radial-gradient(#ffffff00 40%, #ffffff1a);
}

.button__wrapper::before {
  left: 0;
  transform-origin: left center;
  transform: rotateY(90deg) skewY(-20deg);
}

.button__wrapper::after {
  right: 0;
  transform-origin: right center;
  transform: rotateY(-90deg) skewY(20deg);
}

.button__box {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 8px;
  bottom: 0;
  margin: auto 0;
  width: 180px;
  height: 49px;
  transform: translate3d(0, 4px, 10px);
  perspective: 600px;
}

.inner {
  transition: all ease-in-out 1s;
}

.inner__back {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 100%;
  background: #64646433;
  perspective: 600px;
}

.inner__top {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 100%;
  transform-origin: top left;
  transform: rotateX(70deg);
  background: #646464cc;
}

.inner__front {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 100%;
  transform-origin: top left;
  transform: translate3d(0, 24px, 68px);
  background: #646464cc;
}

.inner__bottom {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 100%;
  transform-origin: bottom left;
  transform: rotateX(-110deg);
  background: #64646433;
}

.inner__left {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 68px;
  height: 100%;
  transform-origin: center left;
  transform: rotateY(-90deg) skewY(20deg);
  background: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0);
  transition: all linear .01s;
}

.inner__right {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 68px;
  height: 100%;
  transform-origin: center left;
  transform: rotateY(-90deg) skewY(20deg);
  background: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0);
}

.button:hover .inner__top,
.button:hover .inner__front,
.button:hover .inner__bottom,
.button:hover .inner__back {
  width: 100%;
}

.button:hover .inner__left {
  background: #64646480;
}

.button:hover .inner__right {
  left: 100%;
  background: #64646480;
}

.button:hover .button__text {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.plate {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 10;
  top: 0;
  left: -20px;
  width: 320px;
  height: 120px;
  animation-duration: 3s;
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
}

.plate:nth-child(1) {
  animation-name: plate_1;
}

.plate:nth-child(2) {
  animation-name: plate_2;
}

.plate:nth-child(3) {
  animation-name: plate_3;
}

.plate:nth-child(4) {
  animation-name: plate_4;
}

.plate:nth-child(5) {
  animation-name: plate_5;
}

.button:hover .plate {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.plate:nth-child(1):hover~.button__box .inner__top,
.plate:nth-child(1):hover~.button__box .inner__front {
  background: #d8003ccc;
}

.plate:nth-child(1):hover~.button__box .inner__left,
.plate:nth-child(1):hover~.button__box .inner__right {
  background: #d8003c80;
}

.plate:nth-child(1):hover~.button__box .inner__back,
.plate:nth-child(1):hover~.button__box .inner__bottom {
  background: #d8003c33;
}

.plate:nth-child(2):hover~.button__box .inner__top,
.plate:nth-child(2):hover~.button__box .inner__front {
  background: #0064becc;
}

.plate:nth-child(2):hover~.button__box .inner__left,
.plate:nth-child(2):hover~.button__box .inner__right {
  background: #0064be80;
}

.plate:nth-child(2):hover~.button__box .inner__back,
.plate:nth-child(2):hover~.button__box .inner__bottom {
  background: #0064be33;
}

.plate:nth-child(3):hover~.button__box .inner__top,
.plate:nth-child(3):hover~.button__box .inner__front {
  background: #00aa64cc;
}

.plate:nth-child(3):hover~.button__box .inner__left,
.plate:nth-child(3):hover~.button__box .inner__right {
  background: #00aa6480;
}

.plate:nth-child(3):hover~.button__box .inner__back,
.plate:nth-child(3):hover~.button__box .inner__bottom {
  background: #00aa6433;
}

.plate:nth-child(4):hover~.button__box .inner__top,
.plate:nth-child(4):hover~.button__box .inner__front {
  background: #ffe614cc;
}

.plate:nth-child(4):hover~.button__box .inner__left,
.plate:nth-child(4):hover~.button__box .inner__right {
  background: #ffe61480;
}

.plate:nth-child(4):hover~.button__box .inner__back,
.plate:nth-child(4):hover~.button__box .inner__bottom {
  background: #ffe61433;
}

.plate:nth-child(5):hover~.button__box .inner__top,
.plate:nth-child(5):hover~.button__box .inner__front {
  background: #9b32ffcc;
}

.plate:nth-child(5):hover~.button__box .inner__left,
.plate:nth-child(5):hover~.button__box .inner__right {
  background: #9b32ff80;
}

.plate:nth-child(5):hover~.button__box .inner__back,
.plate:nth-child(5):hover~.button__box .inner__bottom {
  background: #9b32ff33;
}

@keyframes plate_1 {
  0% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  19.9% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  20% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }
}

@keyframes plate_2 {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  19.9% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  20% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  39.9% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  40% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }
}

@keyframes plate_3 {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  39.9% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  40% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  59.9% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  60% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }
}

@keyframes plate_4 {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  59.9% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  60% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  79.9% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  80% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }
}

@keyframes plate_5 {
  0% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  79.9% {
    transform: scale(0);
  }

  80% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(1);
  }
}

.container {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  background-color: #212121;
  padding: 50px 50px 80px 50px;
  border-radius: 10px;
}