Cyberpunk 2077 Style Glitch Button In Pure CSS

Preview:

Description:

A Cyberpunk 2077 inspired button template with a glitch effect on hover, implemented in pure HTML/CSS.

How to use it:

1. Code the HTML for the Cyberpunk 2077 button.

<button class="cybr-btn">
  CSS<span aria-hidden>_</span>
  <span aria-hidden class="cybr-btn__glitch">CSS_</span>
  <span aria-hidden class="cybr-btn__tag">R25</span>
</button>

2. The main CSS styles for the button. Feel free to override the CSS variables to create your own styles.

.cybr-btn {
  --primary: hsl(var(--primary-hue), 85%, calc(var(--primary-lightness, 50) * 1%));
  --shadow-primary: hsl(var(--shadow-primary-hue), 90%, 50%);
  --primary-hue: 0;
  --primary-lightness: 50;
  --color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
  --font-size: 26px;
  --shadow-primary-hue: 180;
  --label-size: 9px;
  --shadow-secondary-hue: 60;
  --shadow-secondary: hsl(var(--shadow-secondary-hue), 90%, 60%);
  --clip: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 95% 100%, 95% 90%, 85% 90%, 85% 100%, 8% 100%, 0 70%);
  --border: 4px;
  --shimmy-distance: 5;
  --clip-one: polygon(0 2%, 100% 2%, 100% 95%, 95% 95%, 95% 90%, 85% 90%, 85% 95%, 8% 95%, 0 70%);
  --clip-two: polygon(0 78%, 100% 78%, 100% 100%, 95% 100%, 95% 90%, 85% 90%, 85% 100%, 8% 100%, 0 78%);
  --clip-three: polygon(0 44%, 100% 44%, 100% 54%, 95% 54%, 95% 54%, 85% 54%, 85% 54%, 8% 54%, 0 54%);
  --clip-four: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 0, 95% 0, 95% 0, 85% 0, 85% 0, 8% 0, 0 0);
  --clip-five: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 0, 95% 0, 95% 0, 85% 0, 85% 0, 8% 0, 0 0);
  --clip-six: polygon(0 40%, 100% 40%, 100% 85%, 95% 85%, 95% 85%, 85% 85%, 85% 85%, 8% 85%, 0 70%);
  --clip-seven: polygon(0 63%, 100% 63%, 100% 80%, 95% 80%, 95% 80%, 85% 80%, 85% 80%, 8% 80%, 0 70%);
  font-family: 'Cyber', sans-serif;
  color: var(--color);
  cursor: pointer;
  background: transparent;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: var(--font-size);
  outline: transparent;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  position: relative;
  font-weight: 700;
  border: 0;
  min-width: 300px;
  height: 75px;
  line-height: 75px;
  transition: background 0.2s;
}
.cybr-btn:hover {
  --primary: hsl(var(--primary-hue), 85%, calc(var(--primary-lightness, 50) * 0.8%));
}
.cybr-btn:active {
  --primary: hsl(var(--primary-hue), 85%, calc(var(--primary-lightness, 50) * 0.6%));
}
.cybr-btn:after,
.cybr-btn:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip);
          clip-path: var(--clip);
  z-index: -1;
}
.cybr-btn:before {
  background: var(--shadow-primary);
  transform: translate(var(--border), 0);
}
.cybr-btn:after {
  background: var(--primary);
}
.cybr-btn__tag {
  position: absolute;
  padding: 1px 4px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  line-height: 1;
  bottom: -5%;
  right: 5%;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: hsl(0, 0%, 0%);
  font-size: var(--label-size);
}

3. The CSS styles for the glitch effect.

.cybr-btn__glitch {
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(var(--border) * -1);
  left: calc(var(--border) * -1);
  right: calc(var(--border) * -1);
  bottom: calc(var(--border) * -1);
  background: var(--shadow-primary);
  text-shadow: 2px 2px var(--shadow-primary), -2px -2px var(--shadow-secondary);
  -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip);
          clip-path: var(--clip);
  -webkit-animation: glitch 2s infinite;
          animation: glitch 2s infinite;
  display: none;
}
.cybr-btn:hover .cybr-btn__glitch {
  display: block;
}
.cybr-btn__glitch:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(var(--border) * 1);
  right: calc(var(--border) * 1);
  bottom: calc(var(--border) * 1);
  left: calc(var(--border) * 1);
  -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip);
          clip-path: var(--clip);
  background: var(--primary);
  z-index: -1;
}
@-webkit-keyframes glitch {
  0% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-one);
            clip-path: var(--clip-one);
  }
  2%, 8% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-two);
            clip-path: var(--clip-two);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * -1%), 0);
  }
  6% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-two);
            clip-path: var(--clip-two);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  9% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-two);
            clip-path: var(--clip-two);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  10% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-three);
            clip-path: var(--clip-three);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  13% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-three);
            clip-path: var(--clip-three);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  14%, 21% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-four);
            clip-path: var(--clip-four);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  25% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-five);
            clip-path: var(--clip-five);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  30% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-five);
            clip-path: var(--clip-five);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * -1%), 0);
  }
  35%, 45% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-six);
            clip-path: var(--clip-six);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * -1%));
  }
  40% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-six);
            clip-path: var(--clip-six);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%));
  }
  50% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-six);
            clip-path: var(--clip-six);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  55% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
            clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  60% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
            clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  31%, 61%, 100% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-four);
            clip-path: var(--clip-four);
  }
}
@keyframes glitch {
  0% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-one);
            clip-path: var(--clip-one);
  }
  2%, 8% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-two);
            clip-path: var(--clip-two);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * -1%), 0);
  }
  6% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-two);
            clip-path: var(--clip-two);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  9% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-two);
            clip-path: var(--clip-two);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  10% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-three);
            clip-path: var(--clip-three);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  13% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-three);
            clip-path: var(--clip-three);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  14%, 21% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-four);
            clip-path: var(--clip-four);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  25% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-five);
            clip-path: var(--clip-five);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  30% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-five);
            clip-path: var(--clip-five);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * -1%), 0);
  }
  35%, 45% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-six);
            clip-path: var(--clip-six);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * -1%));
  }
  40% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-six);
            clip-path: var(--clip-six);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%));
  }
  50% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-six);
            clip-path: var(--clip-six);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  55% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
            clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
    transform: translate(calc(var(--shimmy-distance) * 1%), 0);
  }
  60% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
            clip-path: var(--clip-seven);
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  31%, 61%, 100% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--clip-four);
            clip-path: var(--clip-four);
  }
}