--- title: "6 Creative Ideas for CSS Link Hover Effects | CSS-Tricks" url: https://daily.dev/posts/6-creative-ideas-for-css-link-hover-effects-css-tricks-bunhv3u9r source_url: https://css-tricks.com/css-link-hover-effects/ type: article source: "CSS-Tricks" published: 2022-02-15T16:14:04.785Z updated: 2022-02-15T16:14:04.792Z tags: ["webdev", "css"] reading_time: 9 upvotes: 40 comments: 2 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 6 Creative Ideas for CSS Link Hover Effects | CSS-Tricks **[CSS-Tricks](https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks)** · 9 min read · 40 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Creating CSS link hover effects can add a bit of flair to an otherwise bland webpage. If you’ve ever found yourself stumped trying to make a slick hover effect, then I have six CSS effects for you to take and use for your next project. The Sliding Highlight Link Hover Effect applies a box shadow to the inline link, altering the color of the link text in the process. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@atul\_kumar** · 0 upvotes > sure ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#css](https://daily.dev/tags/css) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/6-creative-ideas-for-css-link-hover-effects-css-tricks-bunhv3u9r)