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74 lines
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---
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title: Mouse cursor gradient tracking
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tags: visual, interactivity
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---
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A hover effect where the gradient follows the mouse cursor.
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<small class="snippet__credit">**Credit:** [Tobias Reich](https://codepen.io/electerious/pen/MQrRxX)</small>
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```html
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<button class="mouse-cursor-gradient-tracking"><span>Hover me</span></button>
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```
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```css
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.mouse-cursor-gradient-tracking {
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position: relative;
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background: #7983ff;
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padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
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font-size: 1.2rem;
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border: none;
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color: white;
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cursor: pointer;
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outline: none;
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overflow: hidden;
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}
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.mouse-cursor-gradient-tracking span {
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position: relative;
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}
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.mouse-cursor-gradient-tracking::before {
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--size: 0;
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content: '';
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position: absolute;
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left: var(--x);
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top: var(--y);
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width: var(--size);
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height: var(--size);
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background: radial-gradient(circle closest-side, pink, transparent);
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transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
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transition: width 0.2s ease, height 0.2s ease;
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}
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.mouse-cursor-gradient-tracking:hover::before {
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--size: 200px;
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}
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```
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```js
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var btn = document.querySelector('.mouse-cursor-gradient-tracking')
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btn.onmousemove = function(e) {
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var x = e.pageX - btn.offsetLeft - btn.offsetParent.offsetLeft
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var y = e.pageY - btn.offsetTop - btn.offsetParent.offsetTop
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btn.style.setProperty('--x', x + 'px')
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btn.style.setProperty('--y', y + 'px')
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}
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```
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#### Explanation
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1. `--x` and `--y` are used to track the position of the mouse on the button.
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2. `--size` is used to keep modify of the gradient's dimensions.
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3. `background: radial-gradient(circle closest-side, pink, transparent);` creates the gradient at the correct postion.
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#### Browser support
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<div class="snippet__requires-javascript">Requires JavaScript</div>
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<span class="snippet__support-note">⚠️ Requires JavaScript.</span>
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- https://caniuse.com/#feat=css-variables
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