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  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
Pure TailwindMIT licensed

Tailwind Duotone Split Color Text Hover Effect

A risograph poster headline printed in two plates: before: and after: both print attr(data-text), clipped to top and bottom halves. On hover the plates shear sideways and their clips overlap — with mix-blend-multiply, the overlap band overprints into a third ink, exactly like misregistered riso. Nav buttons split left/right.

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The code

<section class="tth-27 @container w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tth27-bg px-5 py-14 font-tth27-sans text-tth27-ink" aria-label="Duotone split color text demo">
  <div class="flex w-full max-w-[53.75rem] flex-col items-center gap-[clamp(16px,3cqi,26px)] text-center">
    <header class="flex w-full flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3.5 border-b-[1.5px] border-tth27-ink pb-3.5">
      <p class="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-tth27-mut">Riso Press &mdash; open studio night</p>
      <span class="rounded-full border border-tth27-line px-3 py-1.5 font-tth27-mono text-[11px] text-tth27-mut @max-[35rem]:hidden">two plates &middot; one string &middot; attr(data-text)</span>
    </header>
    <h2 data-text="BASEMENT TAPES" class="relative inline-block whitespace-nowrap font-tth27-display text-[clamp(32px,6.2cqi,64px)] leading-[1.08] tracking-[-0.01em] text-transparent selection:bg-tth27-a/30 selection:text-tth27-ink before:pointer-events-none before:absolute before:inset-0 before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_0_50%_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-500 before:ease-[cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1)] before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:pointer-events-none after:absolute after:inset-0 after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(50%_0_0_0)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-500 after:ease-[cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1)] after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:before:-translate-x-[.045em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_0_40%_0)] hover:after:translate-x-[.045em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(44%_0_0_0)] motion-reduce:before:transition-none motion-reduce:after:transition-none @max-[40rem]:whitespace-normal">BASEMENT TAPES</h2>
    <p class="font-tth27-mono text-[12.5px] tracking-[0.22em] text-tth27-mut">VOL. IX &mdash; printed loud, aligned rarely</p>
    <nav class="mt-1.5 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-[clamp(10px,2.4cqi,20px)]" aria-label="Editions">
      <a id="tth27-top" href="#tth27-top" data-text="Prints" class="relative grid min-h-[50px] place-items-center rounded border-2 border-tth27-ink bg-tth27-paper px-[26px] text-[17px] font-bold tracking-[0.02em] text-transparent no-underline shadow-[3px_3px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow] duration-300 before:absolute before:inset-0 before:grid before:place-items-center before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_50%_0_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-400 before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:absolute after:inset-0 after:grid after:place-items-center after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_50%)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-400 after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[4px_5px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] hover:before:-translate-y-[.06em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] hover:after:translate-y-[.06em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] focus-visible:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth27-a">Prints</a>
      <a href="#tth27-top" data-text="Zines" class="relative grid min-h-[50px] place-items-center rounded border-2 border-tth27-ink bg-tth27-paper px-[26px] text-[17px] font-bold tracking-[0.02em] text-transparent no-underline shadow-[3px_3px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow] duration-300 before:absolute before:inset-0 before:grid before:place-items-center before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_50%_0_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-400 before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:absolute after:inset-0 after:grid after:place-items-center after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_50%)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-400 after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[4px_5px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] hover:before:-translate-y-[.06em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] hover:after:translate-y-[.06em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] focus-visible:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth27-a">Zines</a>
      <a href="#tth27-top" data-text="Posters" class="relative grid min-h-[50px] place-items-center rounded border-2 border-tth27-ink bg-tth27-paper px-[26px] text-[17px] font-bold tracking-[0.02em] text-transparent no-underline shadow-[3px_3px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow] duration-300 before:absolute before:inset-0 before:grid before:place-items-center before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_50%_0_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-400 before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:absolute after:inset-0 after:grid after:place-items-center after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_50%)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-400 after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[4px_5px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] hover:before:-translate-y-[.06em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] hover:after:translate-y-[.06em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] focus-visible:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth27-a">Posters</a>
    </nav>
    <p class="max-w-[60ch] text-[12.5px] leading-[1.7] text-tth27-mut">Hover the headline: the plates shear apart and their clips overlap &mdash; <code class="rounded bg-tth27-chip px-1.5 py-px font-tth27-mono text-[0.9em]">mix-blend-multiply</code> overprints the band into a third ink. Links split left/right instead.</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tth27-bg: #f5f1e6;
  --color-tth27-bg: oklch(0.955 0.012 85);
  --color-tth27-paper: #fcfaf5;
  --color-tth27-paper: oklch(0.99 0.004 85);
  --color-tth27-chip: #e7e1d4;
  --color-tth27-chip: oklch(0.9 0.01 80);
  --color-tth27-ink: #241f1a;
  --color-tth27-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 60);
  --color-tth27-mut: #685f56;
  --color-tth27-mut: oklch(0.48 0.02 60);
  --color-tth27-line: #d8d0c2;
  --color-tth27-line: oklch(0.85 0.015 70);
  --color-tth27-a: #e3352b;
  --color-tth27-a: oklch(0.6 0.22 28);
  --color-tth27-b: #2c5bd1;
  --color-tth27-b: oklch(0.52 0.18 262);
  --font-tth27-display: 'Dela Gothic One', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth27-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth27-mono: 'Space Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.tth-27 {
  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-tth27-bg: #f5f1e6;
  --color-tth27-bg: oklch(0.955 0.012 85);
  --color-tth27-paper: #fcfaf5;
  --color-tth27-paper: oklch(0.99 0.004 85);
  --color-tth27-chip: #e7e1d4;
  --color-tth27-chip: oklch(0.9 0.01 80);
  --color-tth27-ink: #241f1a;
  --color-tth27-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 60);
  --color-tth27-mut: #685f56;
  --color-tth27-mut: oklch(0.48 0.02 60);
  --color-tth27-line: #d8d0c2;
  --color-tth27-line: oklch(0.85 0.015 70);
  --color-tth27-a: #e3352b;
  --color-tth27-a: oklch(0.6 0.22 28);
  --color-tth27-b: #2c5bd1;
  --color-tth27-b: oklch(0.52 0.18 262);
  --font-tth27-display: 'Dela Gothic One', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth27-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth27-mono: 'Space Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.tth-27 {
  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=Dela+Gothic+One&family=Space+Grotesk:wght@500;700&family=Space+Mono:wght@400;700&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • Ten pseudo-element rules became before:/after: class lists with arbitrary [clip-path:…] values; the @supports transparent-text guard was dropped because v4's floor guarantees support.
  • ::selection became the selection: variant.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: hover now makes the two plates overlap (40%/44% insets) with mix-blend-multiply, so the seam overprints into a third ink — real riso behaviour, not just two halves sliding.
  • UI upgrade: nav buttons got a hard print-shadow lift, and Dela Gothic One gives the poster its weight.
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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 Duotone Split Color Text Hover Effect
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-text-hover-effects/tailwind-duotone-split-color-text-hover-effect/

A risograph poster headline printed in two plates: before: and after: both print attr(data-text), clipped to top and bottom halves. On hover the plates shear sideways and their clips overlap — with mix-blend-multiply, the overlap band overprints into a third ink, exactly like misregistered riso. Nav buttons split left/right.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tth-27 @container w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tth27-bg px-5 py-14 font-tth27-sans text-tth27-ink" aria-label="Duotone split color text demo">
  <div class="flex w-full max-w-[53.75rem] flex-col items-center gap-[clamp(16px,3cqi,26px)] text-center">
    <header class="flex w-full flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3.5 border-b-[1.5px] border-tth27-ink pb-3.5">
      <p class="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-tth27-mut">Riso Press &mdash; open studio night</p>
      <span class="rounded-full border border-tth27-line px-3 py-1.5 font-tth27-mono text-[11px] text-tth27-mut @max-[35rem]:hidden">two plates &middot; one string &middot; attr(data-text)</span>
    </header>
    <h2 data-text="BASEMENT TAPES" class="relative inline-block whitespace-nowrap font-tth27-display text-[clamp(32px,6.2cqi,64px)] leading-[1.08] tracking-[-0.01em] text-transparent selection:bg-tth27-a/30 selection:text-tth27-ink before:pointer-events-none before:absolute before:inset-0 before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_0_50%_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-500 before:ease-[cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1)] before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:pointer-events-none after:absolute after:inset-0 after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(50%_0_0_0)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-500 after:ease-[cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1)] after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:before:-translate-x-[.045em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_0_40%_0)] hover:after:translate-x-[.045em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(44%_0_0_0)] motion-reduce:before:transition-none motion-reduce:after:transition-none @max-[40rem]:whitespace-normal">BASEMENT TAPES</h2>
    <p class="font-tth27-mono text-[12.5px] tracking-[0.22em] text-tth27-mut">VOL. IX &mdash; printed loud, aligned rarely</p>
    <nav class="mt-1.5 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-[clamp(10px,2.4cqi,20px)]" aria-label="Editions">
      <a id="tth27-top" href="#tth27-top" data-text="Prints" class="relative grid min-h-[50px] place-items-center rounded border-2 border-tth27-ink bg-tth27-paper px-[26px] text-[17px] font-bold tracking-[0.02em] text-transparent no-underline shadow-[3px_3px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow] duration-300 before:absolute before:inset-0 before:grid before:place-items-center before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_50%_0_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-400 before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:absolute after:inset-0 after:grid after:place-items-center after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_50%)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-400 after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[4px_5px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] hover:before:-translate-y-[.06em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] hover:after:translate-y-[.06em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] focus-visible:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth27-a">Prints</a>
      <a href="#tth27-top" data-text="Zines" class="relative grid min-h-[50px] place-items-center rounded border-2 border-tth27-ink bg-tth27-paper px-[26px] text-[17px] font-bold tracking-[0.02em] text-transparent no-underline shadow-[3px_3px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow] duration-300 before:absolute before:inset-0 before:grid before:place-items-center before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_50%_0_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-400 before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:absolute after:inset-0 after:grid after:place-items-center after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_50%)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-400 after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[4px_5px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] hover:before:-translate-y-[.06em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] hover:after:translate-y-[.06em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] focus-visible:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth27-a">Zines</a>
      <a href="#tth27-top" data-text="Posters" class="relative grid min-h-[50px] place-items-center rounded border-2 border-tth27-ink bg-tth27-paper px-[26px] text-[17px] font-bold tracking-[0.02em] text-transparent no-underline shadow-[3px_3px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] transition-[translate,box-shadow] duration-300 before:absolute before:inset-0 before:grid before:place-items-center before:text-tth27-a before:mix-blend-multiply before:[clip-path:inset(0_50%_0_0)] before:transition-[clip-path,translate] before:duration-400 before:content-[attr(data-text)] after:absolute after:inset-0 after:grid after:place-items-center after:text-tth27-b after:mix-blend-multiply after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_50%)] after:transition-[clip-path,translate] after:duration-400 after:content-[attr(data-text)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[4px_5px_0_var(--color-tth27-ink)] hover:before:-translate-y-[.06em] hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] hover:after:translate-y-[.06em] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:before:[clip-path:inset(0_40%_0_0)] focus-visible:after:[clip-path:inset(0_0_0_44%)] focus-visible:outline-[2.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-[3px] focus-visible:outline-tth27-a">Posters</a>
    </nav>
    <p class="max-w-[60ch] text-[12.5px] leading-[1.7] text-tth27-mut">Hover the headline: the plates shear apart and their clips overlap &mdash; <code class="rounded bg-tth27-chip px-1.5 py-px font-tth27-mono text-[0.9em]">mix-blend-multiply</code> overprints the band into a third ink. Links split left/right instead.</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tth27-bg: #f5f1e6;
  --color-tth27-bg: oklch(0.955 0.012 85);
  --color-tth27-paper: #fcfaf5;
  --color-tth27-paper: oklch(0.99 0.004 85);
  --color-tth27-chip: #e7e1d4;
  --color-tth27-chip: oklch(0.9 0.01 80);
  --color-tth27-ink: #241f1a;
  --color-tth27-ink: oklch(0.24 0.01 60);
  --color-tth27-mut: #685f56;
  --color-tth27-mut: oklch(0.48 0.02 60);
  --color-tth27-line: #d8d0c2;
  --color-tth27-line: oklch(0.85 0.015 70);
  --color-tth27-a: #e3352b;
  --color-tth27-a: oklch(0.6 0.22 28);
  --color-tth27-b: #2c5bd1;
  --color-tth27-b: oklch(0.52 0.18 262);
  --font-tth27-display: 'Dela Gothic One', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth27-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-tth27-mono: 'Space Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.tth-27 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Two plates, one string. The heading's own text is transparent (it exists for selection, search and screen readers). Two pseudo-elements print the same string from data-text, each in one ink and each clipped to half:

<h2 data-text="BASEMENT TAPES" class="text-transparent
  before:content-[attr(data-text)] before:[clip-path:inset(0_0_50%_0)]
  after:content-[attr(data-text)]  after:[clip-path:inset(50%_0_0_0)]
  hover:before:[clip-path:inset(0_0_40%_0)] hover:after:[clip-path:inset(44%_0_0_0)]">

Matching shapes tween. inset() to inset() interpolates smoothly. On hover the clips grow past each other, leaving a band from 44% to 60% where both plates print — multiplied, red over blue makes a deep plum.

Make it yours

  • Ink pair: --color-tth27-a/b — fluorescent pink + teal is the classic riso pair.
  • Vertical split for the headline: swap insets to inset(0_50%_0_0)/inset(0_0_0_50%).
  • Bigger misregistration: raise the translates to .08em.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • data-text must match the visible text exactly.
  • Multiply only reads on light grounds; on dark stages use mix-blend-screen.
  • Long headlines that wrap need @max-[35rem]:whitespace-normal — the pseudo copies wrap identically because they share the box.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Universal; the floor is Tailwind v4's sheet.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

pseudo elementstw ↗mix-blend-modetw ↗

Arbitraryneeds bracket syntax

clip-pathtw ↗

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