Create a reflective glow effect with CSS

Publicado el: 04 marzo 2026
en el canal de: Kevin Powell
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Starting with something similar to what I covered in this video,    • Make this fun effect that follows your cur...  , I then try to create a reflective effect on some borders on the top and bottom of the buttons.

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✅ The video looking at this effect:    • Make this fun effect that follows your cur...  
✅ The finished code: https://codepen.io/editor/kevinpowell...
✅ The inspiration: https://dribbble.com/shots/23129994-G...

⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - what we are starting with
01:45 - setting up the border on the top and bottom
03:00 - updating the anchor and positioning
06:25 - making the glow with a radial gradient
12:00 - improving the transition

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