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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 Smoke Dissolve Text Hover Effect

A film title that dissolves into smoke: each letter drifts up, sideways and rotated by its own --tth23-dx/--tth23-dr, blurring to nothing in a 35ms stagger. Because it's transitions, pulling away mid-dissolve re-condenses the word along the same path. All from the parent: group-hover/title:*:-translate-y-[1.25em] *:blur-[.14em] *:opacity-0.

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The code

<section class="tth-23 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tth23-bg bg-[radial-gradient(100%_90%_at_50%_100%,oklch(0.24_0.05_50/0.6),transparent_55%),radial-gradient(90%_70%_at_50%_20%,var(--color-tth23-glow),var(--color-tth23-bg)_75%)] px-5 py-14 font-tth23-serif text-tth23-ink" aria-label="Smoke dissolve text demo">
  <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-[clamp(16px,3vw,26px)] text-center">
    <p class="font-tth23-sans text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.34em] text-tth23-mut">A film by Ines Marlowe</p>
    <h2><a id="tth23-top" href="#tth23-top" aria-label="AFTERGLOW — watch the trailer" class="group/title block rounded-[14px] px-[clamp(16px,3vw,32px)] py-[clamp(24px,5vw,48px)] tracking-[0.16em] no-underline focus-visible:outline-[1.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-tth23-ink">
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="*:inline-block *:text-[clamp(44px,10vw,104px)] *:font-medium *:not-italic *:leading-none *:transition-[translate,rotate,opacity,filter,color] *:duration-1000 *:ease-[cubic-bezier(.3,.6,.2,1)] *:delay-[calc(var(--i)*35ms)] group-hover/title:*:translate-x-(--tth23-dx) group-hover/title:*:-translate-y-[1.25em] group-hover/title:*:rotate-(--tth23-dr) group-hover/title:*:opacity-0 group-hover/title:*:blur-[.14em] group-hover/title:*:text-white group-focus-visible/title:*:-translate-y-[1.25em] group-focus-visible/title:*:opacity-0 group-focus-visible/title:*:blur-[.14em] motion-reduce:*:transition-opacity motion-reduce:*:delay-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:translate-x-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:translate-y-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:rotate-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:blur-none motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:opacity-45"><i style="--i:0;--tth23-dx:-.1em;--tth23-dr:-8deg">A</i><i style="--i:1;--tth23-dx:.06em;--tth23-dr:5deg">F</i><i style="--i:2;--tth23-dx:-.04em;--tth23-dr:-4deg">T</i><i style="--i:3;--tth23-dx:.14em;--tth23-dr:9deg">E</i><i style="--i:4;--tth23-dx:-.12em;--tth23-dr:-6deg">R</i><i style="--i:5;--tth23-dx:.05em;--tth23-dr:7deg">G</i><i style="--i:6;--tth23-dx:-.07em;--tth23-dr:-9deg">L</i><i style="--i:7;--tth23-dx:.11em;--tth23-dr:4deg">O</i><i style="--i:8;--tth23-dx:-.05em;--tth23-dr:-5deg">W</i></span>
    </a></h2>
    <p class="text-lg italic tracking-[0.02em] text-tth23-mut">In cinemas October &mdash; the story of everything we let cool.</p>
    <a href="#tth23-top" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center gap-2.5 rounded-full border border-tth23-ink/25 px-5 font-tth23-sans text-[13px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] no-underline transition-[border-color,background-color] duration-300 hover:border-tth23-ink hover:bg-tth23-ink/5 focus-visible:outline-[1.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-tth23-ink"><span aria-hidden="true" class="grid size-5 place-items-center rounded-full bg-tth23-ink text-[9px] text-tth23-bg">&#9654;</span>Watch the trailer</a>
    <p class="max-w-[56ch] font-tth23-sans text-[12.5px] leading-[1.7] text-tth23-mut">Rest the cursor on the title and hold; pull away mid-dissolve and it re-condenses along the same path. Transitions, never keyframes &mdash; that's the whole trick.</p>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tth23-bg: #0d0e14;
  --color-tth23-bg: oklch(0.15 0.008 270);
  --color-tth23-glow: #15161d;
  --color-tth23-glow: oklch(0.19 0.01 275);
  --color-tth23-ink: #e9e3d6;
  --color-tth23-ink: oklch(0.91 0.015 80);
  --color-tth23-mut: #9b9aa7;
  --color-tth23-mut: oklch(0.7 0.015 275);
  --font-tth23-serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tth23-sans: 'Manrope', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.tth-23 {
  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-tth23-bg: #0d0e14;
  --color-tth23-bg: oklch(0.15 0.008 270);
  --color-tth23-glow: #15161d;
  --color-tth23-glow: oklch(0.19 0.01 275);
  --color-tth23-ink: #e9e3d6;
  --color-tth23-ink: oklch(0.91 0.015 80);
  --color-tth23-mut: #9b9aa7;
  --color-tth23-mut: oklch(0.7 0.015 275);
  --font-tth23-serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tth23-sans: 'Manrope', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.tth-23 {
  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=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;1,500&family=Manrope:wght@500;600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • .title:hover i{translate:var(--dx) -1.25em;rotate:var(--dr)} became group-hover/title:*:translate-x-(--tth23-dx) and *:rotate-(--tth23-dr) — v4's parenthesised variable shorthand.
  • The reduced-motion override is fully in markup: motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:opacity-45 and friends replace the media-query block.
  • UI upgrade from the CSS original: the title was a focusable <h1 tabindex="0"> that did nothing; it's now a heading containing a real trailer link, plus an explicit “Watch the trailer” button.
  • UI upgrade: Cormorant Garamond replaces Georgia for a proper cinematic serif, the ember glow is stronger, and muted copy rose from 0.56 to 0.7 L (6.4:1).
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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 Smoke Dissolve Text Hover Effect
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-text-hover-effects/tailwind-smoke-dissolve-text-hover-effect/

A film title that dissolves into smoke: each letter drifts up, sideways and rotated by its own --tth23-dx/--tth23-dr, blurring to nothing in a 35ms stagger. Because it's transitions, pulling away mid-dissolve re-condenses the word along the same path. All from the parent: group-hover/title:*:-translate-y-[1.25em] *:blur-[.14em] *:opacity-0.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tth-23 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-tth23-bg bg-[radial-gradient(100%_90%_at_50%_100%,oklch(0.24_0.05_50/0.6),transparent_55%),radial-gradient(90%_70%_at_50%_20%,var(--color-tth23-glow),var(--color-tth23-bg)_75%)] px-5 py-14 font-tth23-serif text-tth23-ink" aria-label="Smoke dissolve text demo">
  <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-[clamp(16px,3vw,26px)] text-center">
    <p class="font-tth23-sans text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.34em] text-tth23-mut">A film by Ines Marlowe</p>
    <h2><a id="tth23-top" href="#tth23-top" aria-label="AFTERGLOW — watch the trailer" class="group/title block rounded-[14px] px-[clamp(16px,3vw,32px)] py-[clamp(24px,5vw,48px)] tracking-[0.16em] no-underline focus-visible:outline-[1.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-tth23-ink">
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="*:inline-block *:text-[clamp(44px,10vw,104px)] *:font-medium *:not-italic *:leading-none *:transition-[translate,rotate,opacity,filter,color] *:duration-1000 *:ease-[cubic-bezier(.3,.6,.2,1)] *:delay-[calc(var(--i)*35ms)] group-hover/title:*:translate-x-(--tth23-dx) group-hover/title:*:-translate-y-[1.25em] group-hover/title:*:rotate-(--tth23-dr) group-hover/title:*:opacity-0 group-hover/title:*:blur-[.14em] group-hover/title:*:text-white group-focus-visible/title:*:-translate-y-[1.25em] group-focus-visible/title:*:opacity-0 group-focus-visible/title:*:blur-[.14em] motion-reduce:*:transition-opacity motion-reduce:*:delay-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:translate-x-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:translate-y-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:rotate-0 motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:blur-none motion-reduce:group-hover/title:*:opacity-45"><i style="--i:0;--tth23-dx:-.1em;--tth23-dr:-8deg">A</i><i style="--i:1;--tth23-dx:.06em;--tth23-dr:5deg">F</i><i style="--i:2;--tth23-dx:-.04em;--tth23-dr:-4deg">T</i><i style="--i:3;--tth23-dx:.14em;--tth23-dr:9deg">E</i><i style="--i:4;--tth23-dx:-.12em;--tth23-dr:-6deg">R</i><i style="--i:5;--tth23-dx:.05em;--tth23-dr:7deg">G</i><i style="--i:6;--tth23-dx:-.07em;--tth23-dr:-9deg">L</i><i style="--i:7;--tth23-dx:.11em;--tth23-dr:4deg">O</i><i style="--i:8;--tth23-dx:-.05em;--tth23-dr:-5deg">W</i></span>
    </a></h2>
    <p class="text-lg italic tracking-[0.02em] text-tth23-mut">In cinemas October &mdash; the story of everything we let cool.</p>
    <a href="#tth23-top" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center gap-2.5 rounded-full border border-tth23-ink/25 px-5 font-tth23-sans text-[13px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] no-underline transition-[border-color,background-color] duration-300 hover:border-tth23-ink hover:bg-tth23-ink/5 focus-visible:outline-[1.5px] focus-visible:outline-offset-4 focus-visible:outline-tth23-ink"><span aria-hidden="true" class="grid size-5 place-items-center rounded-full bg-tth23-ink text-[9px] text-tth23-bg">&#9654;</span>Watch the trailer</a>
    <p class="max-w-[56ch] font-tth23-sans text-[12.5px] leading-[1.7] text-tth23-mut">Rest the cursor on the title and hold; pull away mid-dissolve and it re-condenses along the same path. Transitions, never keyframes &mdash; that's the whole trick.</p>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tth23-bg: #0d0e14;
  --color-tth23-bg: oklch(0.15 0.008 270);
  --color-tth23-glow: #15161d;
  --color-tth23-glow: oklch(0.19 0.01 275);
  --color-tth23-ink: #e9e3d6;
  --color-tth23-ink: oklch(0.91 0.015 80);
  --color-tth23-mut: #9b9aa7;
  --color-tth23-mut: oklch(0.7 0.015 275);
  --font-tth23-serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --font-tth23-sans: 'Manrope', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.tth-23 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Randomness, authored. Each letter carries three inline variables — its index, a horizontal drift and a rotation — chosen by hand so neighbours diverge:

<i style="--i:3;--tth23-dx:.14em;--tth23-dr:9deg">E</i>

The parent maps them to utilities using v4's variable shorthand: group-hover/title:*:translate-x-(--tth23-dx), *:rotate-(--tth23-dr). All letters also rise 1.25em, blur and fade.

Reversible. A one-second transition with a staggered delay is interruptible at any frame: leave halfway and each letter reverses from where it is. Keyframes would snap back.

Ambient warmth. The stage has a low ember glow under the title — a second radial gradient — so the smoke reads as rising off something.

Make it yours

  • More chaos: widen the --tth23-dx range to ±.25em.
  • Slower burn: 1.6s duration and a 60ms stagger.
  • Reverse: start from opacity-0 and condense in on hover for a title reveal.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Blurring nine letters at once is heavy on low-end GPUs; keep the word short.
  • The title link needs a stable box (padding) so the hover target doesn't vanish with the letters.
  • Don't use on critical labels — a vanished title is unreadable while hovered.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Universal; v4's (--var) shorthand compiles to var().

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

transition delaytw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

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