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Make an animated glowing border effect with CSS
I was recently asked about creating the glowing border effect from Google's AI Mode, and it sounded like a fun challenge, so here's how I did it!
🔗 Links
✅ Finished code: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/WbbXRPL??editors=1100
✅ The site where I got the effect: https://search.google/ways-to-search/ai-mode/
https://kevinpowell.co/courses
⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - the HTML and starting CSS
01:30 - Setting up the border
06:48 - Faking a transparent background
09:00 - Adding the outer glow
13:20 - Making the inner glow
16:55 - Tweaking the values of the blur
18:18 - Adding custom properties
20:07 - Flipping it to the other side
22:25 - Improving and customizing the gradient
24:30 - Animating the gradient and glow by changing the colors
27:35 - An easier way to animate it
#css
✉ Keep up to date with everything I'm up to https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter
💬 Come hang out with other devs in my Discord Community https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK
⭐ Are you a beginner? HTML & CSS for absolute beginners is for you: https://learn.kevinpowell.co
🎓 Start writing CSS with confidence with CSS Demystified: https://cssdemystified.com
🚀 Already mastered CSS? Check out my advanced course, Beyond CSS: https://www.beyondcss.dev/
Help support my channel
👨🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses
👕 Buy a shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/people/kevin-powell
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🧑💻 My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
🌈 My theme: One Dark Pro Var Night
🔤 My font: Cascadia Code
I'm on some other places on the internet too!
If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel:
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpowell.co
Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/
Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell
And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!
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By I was recently asked about creating the glowing border effect from Google's AI Mode, and it sounded like a fun challenge, so here's how I did it!
🔗 Links
✅ Finished code: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/WbbXRPL??editors=1100
✅ The site where I got the effect: https://search.google/ways-to-search/ai-mode/
https://kevinpowell.co/courses
⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - the HTML and starting CSS
01:30 - Setting up the border
06:48 - Faking a transparent background
09:00 - Adding the outer glow
13:20 - Making the inner glow
16:55 - Tweaking the values of the blur
18:18 - Adding custom properties
20:07 - Flipping it to the other side
22:25 - Improving and customizing the gradient
24:30 - Animating the gradient and glow by changing the colors
27:35 - An easier way to animate it
#css
✉ Keep up to date with everything I'm up to https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter
💬 Come hang out with other devs in my Discord Community https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK
⭐ Are you a beginner? HTML & CSS for absolute beginners is for you: https://learn.kevinpowell.co
🎓 Start writing CSS with confidence with CSS Demystified: https://cssdemystified.com
🚀 Already mastered CSS? Check out my advanced course, Beyond CSS: https://www.beyondcss.dev/
Help support my channel
👨🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses
👕 Buy a shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/people/kevin-powell
💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell or through YT memberships: https://youtube.com/@KevinPowell/join
🧑💻 My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/
🌈 My theme: One Dark Pro Var Night
🔤 My font: Cascadia Code
I'm on some other places on the internet too!
If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel:
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpowell.co
Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/
Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell
And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!