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20+ Collection of CSS Text styles
Explore a vast collection of over 20 creative CSS text styles, all completely free and open-source. This selection includes a variety of text styles like animations, hover interactions, rotating text, and dynamic background effects. Each example comes with HTML and CSS code, allowing you to easily incorporate them into your projects.
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Butter effect example
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This text style features color effects that create a smooth, buttery feel, which will amaze the visitors of your website.
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NANOUUCreated on
December 1, 2021
Sweet Stuff
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HTML / CSS (SCSS)Author
Mireille TijdemanCreated on
December 22, 2021CSS Pre-processor
SCSS3D Paper Text
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This text features a stunning 3D paper effect on hover, creating an eye-catching and attractive experience for visitors. You can use this unique heading effect to enhance your website’s appeal.
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G'MariemCreated on
June 9, 2022CSS-Only Text Shader
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In this heading style, a background image is used as the text color, creating an impressive visual effect. You can customize this code to suit your needs by changing the image and modifying the text design
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Robb OwenCreated on
July 7, 2022JS Pre-processor
Yes
Sliced Text Effect
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HTML, CSS
The Sliced Text Effect creates the illusion of text being split into two sections, typically using CSS transforms and clip-path. It adds a modern, dynamic look, perfect for grabbing attention in headings or banners.
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Shireen TajCreated on
September 16, 2022CSS Text Hover
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This heading text style features a box shadow effect, which is smoothly removed when you hover over it. The transition is seamless, creating a clean and polished hover interaction.
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Gayane Gasparyan
CSS Only Grainy Text
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HTML, CSS
This CSS code adds a textured style to the headings, creating a unique visual effect.
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Temani Afif
Pure CSS Text Effect
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Pug, SCSS
So far, this is the best text effect, featuring multiple text styles in a single element. For example, it combines solid and outline text styles, creating a unique look.
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Ana TudorCSS Pre-processor
SCSSHTML Pre-processor
Pug
Cut Out Typography
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HTML, CSS
In this Cut Out Typography effect, multiple heading tags are used to display a variety of heading styles. Different backgrounds are applied, appearing as lines behind the heading tags.
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Lia TsernantCreated on
October 25, 2018
Peeled Text Transforms
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HTML, Stylus
The Peeled Text Transform effect creates the illusion of text peeling from the background, using CSS transform and rotate properties. This adds depth and a 3D-like look, ideal for eye-catching headings.
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Zoë Bijl (Michiel)Created on
November 23, 2014
Second Shadow Text Effect
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HTML, CSS
In this, with the use of css a perfect text shadow is applied to the text heading and feel free to use this in you next project.
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Code School (codeschool)Created on
April 13, 2016
Shaded Text
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Pug, SCSS, JS
In this effect, multiple headings are used, and SCSS is applied to add versatile shading around the headings. The text shade also animates when hovered over, creating a dynamic visual effect.
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Rafael González (rgg)Created on
September 16, 2016CSS Pre-processor
SCSS
Moving Cloud Text | HTML + CSS
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this heading has a clouds background image as a text color and also have keyframe animation which works continuously and give feel as a clouds are moving inside the headings.
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Cameron Fitzwilliam (CameronFitzwilliam)Created on
March 4, 2018writing-mode
The writing-mode property in CSS write the text or headings in different directions direction. It can set vertical, horizontal, or mixed flow for text, useful for languages like Japanese, Chinese, or creating unique layouts.
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Ollie WilliamsPopout Text with Background Image Shadow
This code creates a popout text effect with a sliding background image, featuring large uppercase text that casts a shadow. The background moves smoothly, enhancing the visual appeal of the text, which is styled using the Montserrat font.