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Houdini Gradient Border Button
A 0.94T 0.27
1<!DOCTYPE html>
2<html lang="en">
3<head>
4 <meta charset="UTF-8">
5 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
6 <title>Shiny Border Animation</title>
7 <style>
8 /* Reset and center container */
9 body {
10 margin: 0;
11 padding: 0;
12 display: flex;
13 justify-content: center;
14 align-items: center;
15 min-height: 100vh;
16 background-color: #000; /* Pure black background matching the video */
17 font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
18 }
19
20 /* The main button/box container */
21 .shiny-box {
22 position: relative;
23 width: 140px;
24 height: 44px;
25 background-color: #000;
26 border-radius: 2px;
27 display: flex;
28 justify-content: center;
29 align-items: center;
30 overflow: hidden; /* Clips the rotating gradient */
31 cursor: pointer;
32 z-index: 1;
33 }
34
35 /* The rotating light effect */
36 /* We use a large pseudo-element that rotates behind a mask */
37 .shiny-box::before {
38 content: '';
39 position: absolute;
40 width: 250%; /* Large enough to cover the rectangle corners while rotating */
41 height: 400%;
42 /* Conic gradient creates the "trailing light" effect */
43 background-image: conic-gradient(
44 transparent 70%,
45 #5ec8ff 95%,
46 #ffffff 100%
47 );
48 animation: rotate 2s linear infinite;
49 z-index: -2;
50 }
51
52 /* The inner mask to create the thin border look */
53 .shiny-box::after {
54 content: '';
55 position: absolute;
56 inset: 1px; /* The thickness of the border */
57 background-color: #000;
58 border-radius: 1px;
59 z-index: -1;
60 }
61
62 /* Text styling */
63 .text {
64 color: #ffffff;
65 font-size: 14px;
66 font-weight: 500;
67 letter-spacing: 0.2px;
68 z-index: 2;
69 }
70
71 /* Rotation keyframes */
72 @keyframes rotate {
73 0% {
74 transform: rotate(0deg);
75 }
76 100% {
77 transform: rotate(360deg);
78 }
79 }
80
81 /* Optional: subtle glow on the whole box */
82 .shiny-box {
83 box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(94, 200, 255, 0.1);
84 }
85 </style>
86</head>
87<body>
88
89 <div class="shiny-box">
90 <span class="text">Shiny Border</span>
91 </div>
92
93</body>
94</html>