Modern CSS Underline Grow Link Effect (Code Snippet)

<div class="link-container">
  <a href="#" class="link-style-modern-1">Hover Me</a>
</div>

/* Basic body styling for demonstration */
body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
  background-color: #f0f2f5;
  margin: 0;
}
.link-container {
  padding: 20px;
}

.link-style-modern-1 {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #3498db;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  padding: 5px 0;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.link-style-modern-1::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  background-color: #2980b9;
  transition: width 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.link-style-modern-1:hover,
.link-style-modern-1:focus {
  color: #2980b9;
  outline: none; /* For focus, custom focus styling is better if needed */
}

.link-style-modern-1:hover::after,
.link-style-modern-1:focus::after {
  width: 100%;
}

Modern CSS Underline Grow Link Effect

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