30 Tailwind CSS Text Hover Effects
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All 30 in 30 Tailwind CSS Text Hover Effects

  1. 01Tailwind CSS Animated Underline Hover Effect
  2. 02Tailwind Liquid Text Fill Hover Animation
  3. 03Tailwind Gradient Text Hover Effect with bg-clip-text
  4. 04Tailwind Animated Strikethrough Text Hover Effect
  5. 05Tailwind Text Swap and Flip Up Hover Effect
  6. 06Tailwind CSS Glitch Text Hover Effect
  7. 07Tailwind Neon Glow Text with Flicker Animation
  8. 08Tailwind Metallic Gold Shimmer Text Effect
  9. 09Tailwind 3D Text Pop and Lift Hover Effect
  10. 10Tailwind Staggered Letter Wave Hover Animation
  11. 11Tailwind Spotlight Text Reveal on Mouse Hover
  12. 12Tailwind Hover to Reveal Hidden Spoiler Text
  13. 13Tailwind Blur to Focus Text Hover Effect
  14. 14Tailwind Magnetic Hover Effect for Buttons and Text
  15. 15Tailwind Letter Spacing Expand on Hover (Tracking Animation)
  16. 16Tailwind Outline Text Stroke to Fill Hover Effect
  17. 17Tailwind Text Scramble and Matrix Decrypt Hover Effect
  18. 18Tailwind Animated Border Button Hover Effect
  19. 19Tailwind Elastic Rubber Band Text Hover Animation
  20. 20Tailwind Variable Font Weight Hover Animation
  21. 21Tailwind Animated Rainbow Gradient Text on Hover
  22. 22Tailwind 3D Perspective Tilt Text Hover Effect
  23. 23Tailwind Smoke Dissolve Text Hover Effect
  24. 24Tailwind Fire Text Effect with Heat Wave Glow
  25. 25Tailwind Dynamic Text Shadow that Follows the Cursor
  26. 26Tailwind Infinite Text Marquee that Speeds Up on Hover
  27. 27Tailwind Duotone Split Color Text Hover Effect
  28. 28Tailwind CSS Tooltip on Hover (No JavaScript)
  29. 29Tailwind SVG Water Ripple Distortion Text Effect
  30. 30Tailwind Clip-Path Text Reveal Hover Animation
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Tailwind Blur to Focus Text Hover Effect

An editorial index where hovering one line pushes every other line out of focus. The whole effect is one stacked variant on each row — group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] — plus its keyboard twin group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:. A hidden P.S. sits blurred below until you hover it.

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<section class="tth-13 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tth13-bg px-5 py-14 font-tth13-serif text-tth13-ink" aria-label="Blur to focus list demo">
  <div class="flex w-full max-w-[43.75rem] flex-col gap-[clamp(16px,3vw,24px)]">
    <header class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3.5 border-b-[1.5px] border-tth13-ink pb-3.5">
      <p class="font-tth13-sans text-[13px] font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-tth13-mut">Field Notes &mdash; six essays on light</p>
      <span class="rounded-full border border-tth13-acc/40 px-3 py-1.5 font-tth13-mono text-[11px] text-tth13-acc">group-hover/list:not-hover:</span>
    </header>
    <ol class="group/list">
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a id="tth13-top" href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">01</span>Fog line at Bodega Bay</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">35mm &middot; 06:12</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">02</span>Sodium lamps, last winter</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">digital &middot; 23:40</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">03</span>The greenhouse negatives</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">120 film &middot; noon</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">04</span>Harbour glass, <em>overexposed</em></span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">35mm &middot; 15:55</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">05</span>Aurora over the car park</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">digital &middot; 01:03</span></a></li>
    </ol>
    <p class="pt-1.5"><a href="#tth13-top" class="text-[17px] italic text-tth13-mut no-underline blur-[3.5px] transition-[filter,color] duration-450 hover:text-tth13-acc hover:blur-none focus-visible:text-tth13-acc focus-visible:blur-none focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc pointer-coarse:blur-none motion-reduce:transition-none">P.S. &mdash; the sixth essay was never published. Hover to read why.</a></p>
    <p class="font-tth13-sans text-[12.5px] text-tth13-mut">Hover the index: everything but your line drops out of focus. <kbd class="rounded-[5px] border border-b-2 border-tth13-line bg-white px-1.5 py-0.5 font-tth13-mono text-[11px]">Tab</kbd> does the same via <code class="rounded bg-tth13-chip px-1.5 py-px font-tth13-mono text-[0.9em]">group-has-focus-visible/list:</code>.</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tth13-bg: #f8f7f3;
  --color-tth13-bg: oklch(0.975 0.004 90);
  --color-tth13-chip: #ebe8e0;
  --color-tth13-chip: oklch(0.93 0.008 85);
  --color-tth13-ink: #221e18;
  --color-tth13-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 80);
  --color-tth13-mut: #6a6359;
  --color-tth13-mut: oklch(0.5 0.015 80);
  --color-tth13-acc: #b06a1c;
  --color-tth13-acc: oklch(0.58 0.14 60);
  --color-tth13-line: #e2dfd7;
  --color-tth13-line: oklch(0.9 0.008 85);
  --font-tth13-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tth13-sans: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth13-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.tth-13 {
  width: 100%;
  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>

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

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tth13-bg: #f8f7f3;
  --color-tth13-bg: oklch(0.975 0.004 90);
  --color-tth13-chip: #ebe8e0;
  --color-tth13-chip: oklch(0.93 0.008 85);
  --color-tth13-ink: #221e18;
  --color-tth13-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 80);
  --color-tth13-mut: #6a6359;
  --color-tth13-mut: oklch(0.5 0.015 80);
  --color-tth13-acc: #b06a1c;
  --color-tth13-acc: oklch(0.58 0.14 60);
  --color-tth13-line: #e2dfd7;
  --color-tth13-line: oklch(0.9 0.008 85);
  --font-tth13-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tth13-sans: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth13-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.tth-13 {
  width: 100%;
  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=Instrument+Serif:ital@0;1&family=Instrument+Sans:wght@400..700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • .list:hover .row:not(:hover) .title became the stacked variant group-hover/list:not-hover: on the row; .list:has(:focus-visible) .row:not(:has(:focus-visible)) became group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: the blurred P.S. is pre-focused on touch screens (pointer-coarse:blur-none) — before, phone readers could never read it at all.
  • UI upgrade: Instrument Serif at a larger size gives the index a true magazine voice; the copy now says “sixth essay” — the original promised a seventh essay on a list titled “six essays”. Muted copy rose to 5.6:1.
Paste this into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any coding assistant. The block below is pre-framed with everything the AI needs to integrate this demo into your project — markup, styles, scoping notes, and the source URL. Hit Copy and paste straight into your chat.
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 Blur to Focus Text Hover Effect
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-text-hover-effects/tailwind-blur-to-focus-text-hover-effect/

An editorial index where hovering one line pushes every other line out of focus. The whole effect is one stacked variant on each row — group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] — plus its keyboard twin group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:. A hidden P.S. sits blurred below until you hover it.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tth-13 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tth13-bg px-5 py-14 font-tth13-serif text-tth13-ink" aria-label="Blur to focus list demo">
  <div class="flex w-full max-w-[43.75rem] flex-col gap-[clamp(16px,3vw,24px)]">
    <header class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3.5 border-b-[1.5px] border-tth13-ink pb-3.5">
      <p class="font-tth13-sans text-[13px] font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-tth13-mut">Field Notes &mdash; six essays on light</p>
      <span class="rounded-full border border-tth13-acc/40 px-3 py-1.5 font-tth13-mono text-[11px] text-tth13-acc">group-hover/list:not-hover:</span>
    </header>
    <ol class="group/list">
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a id="tth13-top" href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">01</span>Fog line at Bodega Bay</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">35mm &middot; 06:12</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">02</span>Sodium lamps, last winter</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">digital &middot; 23:40</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">03</span>The greenhouse negatives</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">120 film &middot; noon</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">04</span>Harbour glass, <em>overexposed</em></span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">35mm &middot; 15:55</span></a></li>
      <li class="border-b border-tth13-line transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250 group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985] group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40 group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px] group-hover/list:not-hover:saturate-60 group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:opacity-40 group-has-focus-visible/list:not-has-focus-visible:blur-[4px] motion-reduce:transition-none"><a href="#tth13-top" class="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-[18px] rounded px-1 py-[clamp(13px,2.4vw,19px)] no-underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:-outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc"><span class="text-[clamp(23px,4vw,34px)] leading-[1.2] tracking-[-0.005em]"><span class="mr-3 font-tth13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.05em] text-tth13-acc">05</span>Aurora over the car park</span><span class="whitespace-nowrap font-tth13-mono text-xs text-tth13-mut">digital &middot; 01:03</span></a></li>
    </ol>
    <p class="pt-1.5"><a href="#tth13-top" class="text-[17px] italic text-tth13-mut no-underline blur-[3.5px] transition-[filter,color] duration-450 hover:text-tth13-acc hover:blur-none focus-visible:text-tth13-acc focus-visible:blur-none focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth13-acc pointer-coarse:blur-none motion-reduce:transition-none">P.S. &mdash; the sixth essay was never published. Hover to read why.</a></p>
    <p class="font-tth13-sans text-[12.5px] text-tth13-mut">Hover the index: everything but your line drops out of focus. <kbd class="rounded-[5px] border border-b-2 border-tth13-line bg-white px-1.5 py-0.5 font-tth13-mono text-[11px]">Tab</kbd> does the same via <code class="rounded bg-tth13-chip px-1.5 py-px font-tth13-mono text-[0.9em]">group-has-focus-visible/list:</code>.</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tth13-bg: #f8f7f3;
  --color-tth13-bg: oklch(0.975 0.004 90);
  --color-tth13-chip: #ebe8e0;
  --color-tth13-chip: oklch(0.93 0.008 85);
  --color-tth13-ink: #221e18;
  --color-tth13-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 80);
  --color-tth13-mut: #6a6359;
  --color-tth13-mut: oklch(0.5 0.015 80);
  --color-tth13-acc: #b06a1c;
  --color-tth13-acc: oklch(0.58 0.14 60);
  --color-tth13-line: #e2dfd7;
  --color-tth13-line: oklch(0.9 0.008 85);
  --font-tth13-serif: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tth13-sans: 'Instrument Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth13-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.tth-13 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Select the others. “Every row except the hovered one, while the list is hovered” is .list:hover .row:not(:hover) in CSS. Tailwind stacks it left to right:

<li class="transition-[filter,opacity,scale] duration-250
  group-hover/list:not-hover:blur-[4px]
  group-hover/list:not-hover:opacity-40
  group-hover/list:not-hover:scale-[.985]
  group-hover/list:not-hover:duration-500">

Asymmetric timing. The defocus duration only exists in the dimmed state, so lines blur slowly (500ms) but snap back to focus quickly (250ms) — the eye lands before the background settles.

Keyboard uses :has(:focus-visible) on both sides of the same idea, so Tab walks the focus through the list.

Make it yours

  • Subtler: blur-[2px] opacity-60 for dense nav menus.
  • Colour shift instead of blur: replace blur with grayscale for image grids.
  • Apply to cards: the same three variants work on any sibling group.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Blur is a filter: it creates a stacking context and can soften focus rings on the row — the ring is drawn on the link with -outline-offset-2 so it stays crisp on the active row.
  • Gaps between rows count as "list hovered, no row hovered" — rows have no margin, only borders.
  • Keep the effect off long-form body copy: blurring text you might be reading is hostile.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

scale as an individual property and :has() are inside v4's floor.

Techniques used in this demo

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