HTML Styling Links Example

This example will show you how to style HTML links with CSS.

.links {
    display: inline-flex;
    flex-direction:column;
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 20px;
}
.style1 {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 12px 24px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  background-color: #e9ecef;
  color: #212529;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.2s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-transform: none;
}
.style1:hover {
  background-color: #dee2e6;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}
.style1:active {
  background-color: #ced4da;
  transform: translateY(0px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}
.style1:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #007bff;
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.style2 {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #6a11cb 0%, #2575fc 100%);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  border-radius: 30px;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background-position 0.5s ease;
  background-size: 150% auto;
  background-position: 0% 0%;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
}
.style2:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  background-position: 100% 0%;
}
.style2:active {
  transform: translateY(0px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  background-position: 50% 0%;
}
.style2:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #80bdff;
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.style3 {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 12px 25px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  background-color: #e74c3c;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
  transition: background-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.style3:hover {
  background-color: #c0392b;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}
.style3:active {
  background-color: #a93226;
  transform: translateY(0px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
.style3:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid #f1948a;
  outline-offset: 2px;
}