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Pure TailwindMIT licensed

Tailwind Frosted Glassmorphism Shimmer Glow Button

The modern SaaS / Apple-style glass CTA: a translucent frosted pill that blurs the backdrop behind a hairline light rim, and on hover a diagonal shimmer beam sweeps across at 45 degrees like light on a wet lens. Tailwind ports this almost one-to-one — backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8] is the whole frost.

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The code

<div class="tbh-03-group w-full min-h-svh flex flex-wrap">
<section class="tbh-03a flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03a-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Frosted glass shimmer button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate overflow-hidden cursor-pointer rounded-full border border-white/40 px-10 py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,white_16%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),inset_0_-8px_18px_-12px_oklch(0_0_0/0.5),0_16px_34px_-18px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.97] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] after:content-[''] after:absolute after:-top-[20%] after:left-0 after:w-[55%] after:h-[140%] after:z-[2] after:pointer-events-none after:skew-x-[-16deg] after:-translate-x-[180%] after:bg-[linear-gradient(105deg,transparent_25%,oklch(1_0_0/0.6)_50%,transparent_75%)] after:transition-[translate] after:duration-[800ms] after:ease-[cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)] hover:after:translate-x-[260%] focus-visible:after:translate-x-[260%] motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:hover:after:-translate-x-[180%] motion-reduce:focus-visible:after:-translate-x-[180%]">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Download app</span>
  </button>
</section>
<section class="tbh-03b flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03b-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass2/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Tinted glass glow button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate cursor-pointer rounded-[14px] border border-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_50%,white)] px-[42px] py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_22%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.5),0_12px_30px_-16px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[18px] backdrop-saturate-[1.6] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_0_0_1px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_70%,transparent),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] focus-visible:-translate-y-0.5 focus-visible:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.98] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] motion-reduce:transition-[box-shadow] motion-reduce:hover:translate-y-0">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Open dashboard</span>
  </button>
</section>
</div>

<div class="tbh-03-group w-full min-h-svh flex flex-wrap">
<section class="tbh-03a flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03a-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Frosted glass shimmer button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate overflow-hidden cursor-pointer rounded-full border border-white/40 px-10 py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,white_16%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),inset_0_-8px_18px_-12px_oklch(0_0_0/0.5),0_16px_34px_-18px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.97] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] after:content-[''] after:absolute after:-top-[20%] after:left-0 after:w-[55%] after:h-[140%] after:z-[2] after:pointer-events-none after:skew-x-[-16deg] after:-translate-x-[180%] after:bg-[linear-gradient(105deg,transparent_25%,oklch(1_0_0/0.6)_50%,transparent_75%)] after:transition-[translate] after:duration-[800ms] after:ease-[cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)] hover:after:translate-x-[260%] focus-visible:after:translate-x-[260%] motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:hover:after:-translate-x-[180%] motion-reduce:focus-visible:after:-translate-x-[180%]">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Download app</span>
  </button>
</section>
<section class="tbh-03b flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03b-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass2/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Tinted glass glow button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate cursor-pointer rounded-[14px] border border-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_50%,white)] px-[42px] py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_22%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.5),0_12px_30px_-16px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[18px] backdrop-saturate-[1.6] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_0_0_1px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_70%,transparent),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] focus-visible:-translate-y-0.5 focus-visible:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.98] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] motion-reduce:transition-[box-shadow] motion-reduce:hover:translate-y-0">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Open dashboard</span>
  </button>
</section>
</div>

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: #14213d;
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: oklch(0.28 0.06 265);
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: #1a1030;
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: oklch(0.22 0.07 290);
  --color-tbh03b-glow: #7d8dff;
  --color-tbh03b-glow: oklch(0.7 0.16 265);
  --font-tbh03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* Stays CSS: Safari < 16.4 needs the prefixed backdrop-filter, which has no utility form. */

.tbh-03a button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
}

.tbh-03b button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
}

.tbh-03-group {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tbh-03a,
.tbh-03b {
  min-height: 100svh;
}

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: #14213d;
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: oklch(0.28 0.06 265);
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: #1a1030;
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: oklch(0.22 0.07 290);
  --color-tbh03b-glow: #7d8dff;
  --color-tbh03b-glow: oklch(0.7 0.16 265);
  --font-tbh03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* Stays CSS: Safari < 16.4 needs the prefixed backdrop-filter, which has no utility form. */

.tbh-03a button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
}

.tbh-03b button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
}

.tbh-03-group {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tbh-03a,
.tbh-03b {
  min-height: 100svh;
}

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/vite

npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/vite

// vite.config.js  ("type": "module" in package.json)
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [tailwindcss()],
})

// vite.config.js  ("type": "module" in package.json)
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [tailwindcss()],
})

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: #14213d;
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: oklch(0.28 0.06 265);
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: #1a1030;
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: oklch(0.22 0.07 290);
  --color-tbh03b-glow: #7d8dff;
  --color-tbh03b-glow: oklch(0.7 0.16 265);
  --font-tbh03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* Stays CSS: Safari < 16.4 needs the prefixed backdrop-filter, which has no utility form. */

.tbh-03a button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
}

.tbh-03b button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
}

.tbh-03-group {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tbh-03a,
.tbh-03b {
  min-height: 100svh;
}

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: #14213d;
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: oklch(0.28 0.06 265);
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: #1a1030;
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: oklch(0.22 0.07 290);
  --color-tbh03b-glow: #7d8dff;
  --color-tbh03b-glow: oklch(0.7 0.16 265);
  --font-tbh03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* Stays CSS: Safari < 16.4 needs the prefixed backdrop-filter, which has no utility form. */

.tbh-03a button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
}

.tbh-03b button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
}

.tbh-03-group {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tbh-03a,
.tbh-03b {
  min-height: 100svh;
}

3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap">

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

The closest one-to-one port in the batch: backdrop-filter:blur(16px) saturate(180%) becomes backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8], and the three-layer inset shadow becomes one arbitrary shadow-[...]. Only the -webkit- shim had to stay CSS.
The hover state no longer repeats the skew. In CSS, transform:translateX(260%) skewX(-16deg) had to restate the skew or lose it; hover:after:translate-x-[260%] touches only the translate property, and after:skew-x-[-16deg] holds unchanged.
UI change from the CSS original: the shimmer now fires on focus-visible: as well as hover, and the press state is active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.97] rather than a single combined transform — so a keyboard user sees the same effect a mouse user does.

Here's a working CSS demo from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Tailwind Frosted Glassmorphism Shimmer Glow Button
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-button-hover-effects/tailwind-frosted-glassmorphism-shimmer-glow-button/

The modern SaaS / Apple-style glass CTA: a translucent frosted pill that blurs the backdrop behind a hairline light rim, and on hover a diagonal shimmer beam sweeps across at 45 degrees like light on a wet lens. Tailwind ports this almost one-to-one &mdash; backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8] is the whole frost.
## HTML
```html
<div class="tbh-03-group w-full min-h-svh flex flex-wrap">
<section class="tbh-03a flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03a-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Frosted glass shimmer button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate overflow-hidden cursor-pointer rounded-full border border-white/40 px-10 py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,white_16%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),inset_0_-8px_18px_-12px_oklch(0_0_0/0.5),0_16px_34px_-18px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.97] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] after:content-[''] after:absolute after:-top-[20%] after:left-0 after:w-[55%] after:h-[140%] after:z-[2] after:pointer-events-none after:skew-x-[-16deg] after:-translate-x-[180%] after:bg-[linear-gradient(105deg,transparent_25%,oklch(1_0_0/0.6)_50%,transparent_75%)] after:transition-[translate] after:duration-[800ms] after:ease-[cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)] hover:after:translate-x-[260%] focus-visible:after:translate-x-[260%] motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:hover:after:-translate-x-[180%] motion-reduce:focus-visible:after:-translate-x-[180%]">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Download app</span>
  </button>
</section>
<section class="tbh-03b flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03b-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass2/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Tinted glass glow button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate cursor-pointer rounded-[14px] border border-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_50%,white)] px-[42px] py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_22%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.5),0_12px_30px_-16px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[18px] backdrop-saturate-[1.6] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_0_0_1px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_70%,transparent),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] focus-visible:-translate-y-0.5 focus-visible:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.98] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] motion-reduce:transition-[box-shadow] motion-reduce:hover:translate-y-0">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Open dashboard</span>
  </button>
</section>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: #14213d;
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: oklch(0.28 0.06 265);
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: #1a1030;
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: oklch(0.22 0.07 290);
  --color-tbh03b-glow: #7d8dff;
  --color-tbh03b-glow: oklch(0.7 0.16 265);
  --font-tbh03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* Stays CSS: Safari < 16.4 needs the prefixed backdrop-filter, which has no utility form. */

.tbh-03a button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
}

.tbh-03b button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
}

.tbh-03-group {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tbh-03a,
.tbh-03b {
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

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Here's a working CSS demo from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Tailwind Frosted Glassmorphism Shimmer Glow Button
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-button-hover-effects/tailwind-frosted-glassmorphism-shimmer-glow-button/

The modern SaaS / Apple-style glass CTA: a translucent frosted pill that blurs the backdrop behind a hairline light rim, and on hover a diagonal shimmer beam sweeps across at 45 degrees like light on a wet lens. Tailwind ports this almost one-to-one &mdash; backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8] is the whole frost.
## HTML
```html
<div class="tbh-03-group w-full min-h-svh flex flex-wrap">
<section class="tbh-03a flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03a-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Frosted glass shimmer button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate overflow-hidden cursor-pointer rounded-full border border-white/40 px-10 py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,white_16%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),inset_0_-8px_18px_-12px_oklch(0_0_0/0.5),0_16px_34px_-18px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[16px] backdrop-saturate-[1.8] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.97] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] after:content-[''] after:absolute after:-top-[20%] after:left-0 after:w-[55%] after:h-[140%] after:z-[2] after:pointer-events-none after:skew-x-[-16deg] after:-translate-x-[180%] after:bg-[linear-gradient(105deg,transparent_25%,oklch(1_0_0/0.6)_50%,transparent_75%)] after:transition-[translate] after:duration-[800ms] after:ease-[cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)] hover:after:translate-x-[260%] focus-visible:after:translate-x-[260%] motion-reduce:transition-none motion-reduce:hover:after:-translate-x-[180%] motion-reduce:focus-visible:after:-translate-x-[180%]">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Download app</span>
  </button>
</section>
<section class="tbh-03b flex-[1_1_340px] min-w-[300px] grid place-items-center px-6 py-14 font-tbh03-sans bg-tbh03b-fallback bg-[url('https://picsum.photos/seed/bheglass2/1200/800')] bg-cover bg-center" aria-label="Tinted glass glow button">
  <button type="button" class="relative isolate cursor-pointer rounded-[14px] border border-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_50%,white)] px-[42px] py-[17px] text-base font-bold text-white bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_22%,transparent)] [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_oklch(0_0_0/0.35)] shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.5),0_12px_30px_-16px_oklch(0_0_0/0.7)] backdrop-blur-[18px] backdrop-saturate-[1.6] transition-[translate,scale,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_0_0_1px_color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_70%,transparent),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] focus-visible:-translate-y-0.5 focus-visible:shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_oklch(1_0_0/0.6),0_18px_40px_-14px_var(--color-tbh03b-glow)] active:translate-y-0 active:scale-[.98] focus-visible:outline-3 focus-visible:outline-white focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] motion-reduce:transition-[box-shadow] motion-reduce:hover:translate-y-0">
    <span class="relative z-[1]">Open dashboard</span>
  </button>
</section>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: #14213d;
  --color-tbh03a-fallback: oklch(0.28 0.06 265);
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: #1a1030;
  --color-tbh03b-fallback: oklch(0.22 0.07 290);
  --color-tbh03b-glow: #7d8dff;
  --color-tbh03b-glow: oklch(0.7 0.16 265);
  --font-tbh03-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
/* Stays CSS: Safari < 16.4 needs the prefixed backdrop-filter, which has no utility form. */

.tbh-03a button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(180%);
}

.tbh-03b button {
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
}

.tbh-03-group {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tbh-03a,
.tbh-03b {
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Glass is a stack, not a colour. A translucent color-mix() fill, a backdrop-blur, an inset hairline for thickness and a cast shadow for lift — four utilities, all of which used to be four declarations. Nothing conceptual changed in the port; what changed is that the stack is legible next to the element it describes.

The sweep is one transform, twice. The beam is a 55%-wide gradient sheet parked at -180% with a -16deg skew, and hover moves it to 260%. Because v4 writes translate and skew as separate properties, the hover state states only the X offset — the skew is never repeated, which is exactly what the CSS version had to do.

Design B trades the sweep for a glow. Same glass, but hover layers an accent-tinted outer shadow instead of a beam, which is the calmer option for dashboards where a shine on every button reads as noise.

Make it yours

Frost strength: backdrop-blur-[16px] — keep it at or below 24px, since large blur radii are the single most expensive thing on this list for INP.
Shimmer angle: the 105deg in the gradient plus after:skew-x-[-16deg]; they should move together.
Sweep speed: after:duration-[800ms], and the ease-[cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)] that makes it decelerate out.
Tint: bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-tbh03b-glow)_22%,transparent)] — raise the percentage for more colour, but re-check label contrast when you do.

Gotchas — read before shipping

backdrop-filter needs something non-opaque behind it: over a flat background colour the frost is invisible. Both stages here sit on a photo.
Safari below 16.4 needs -webkit-backdrop-filter, which has no utility — it stays a two-line CSS rule per design.
isolate on the button is load-bearing: without a stacking context the shimmer layer can paint over neighbouring content.
Contrast on glass depends on the photo behind it. The label keeps a [text-shadow:0_1px_6px_...] so it clears 4.5:1 over both light and dark regions of the backdrop — test against your real image, not this one.

Browser support

Chrome	Safari	Firefox	Edge
111+	16.4+	128+	111+

backdrop-filter is the feature gate (Chrome 76, Safari 14 prefixed, Firefox 103) and degrades gracefully — without it the button is a semi-solid frosted capsule that still shimmers.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

backdrop-filtertw ↗linear gradienttw ↗color-mix()tw ↗prefers-reduced-motiontw ↗