A simple mouse hover button based on css3_html/css_WEB-ITnose

Today I will share with you a simple mouse hover button based on CSS3. This hover button is discontinuous when the mouse passes the front border. The border gap disappears when the mouse passes over it. The renderings are as follows:

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html code:

  <div class="container">        <p>            Single gradient border</p>        <a href="#" class="btn">Click Me!</a> <a href="#" class="btn">Very long link text here</a>    </div>    <div class="container">        <p>            Pseudo elements at a fixed size. Nasty 1px drop on hover</p>        <a href="#" class="btn2">Click Me!</a> <a href="#" class="btn2">Very long link text            here</a>    </div>    <div class="container">        <p>            Multiple borders using pseudo elements with gradient borders</p>        <a href="#" class="btn3">Click Me!</a> <a href="#" class="btn3">Very long link text            here</a>    </div>    <h1>        <a href="#" class="btn3">A Huge Link</a></h1>

css3 code:

        body        {            font-family: "Courier New" , "Inconsolata" , monospace;            font-size: 18px;            line-height: 26px;            background: #333;            color: #fff;        }        h1        {            font-weight: 100;            font-size: 80px;            line-height: 90px;            text-align: center;        }        .container        {            width: 800px;            margin: 50px auto;            text-align: center;        }        .btnCommon        {            display: inline-block;            text-decoration: none;            color: #fff;            padding: 8px 16px;            margin: 0 10px;            border: 1px solid #fff;            letter-spacing: 1px;        }        .btnCommon:hover        {            text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);        }        .btn        {            display: inline-block;            text-decoration: none;            color: #fff;            padding: 8px 16px;            margin: 0 10px;            border: 1px solid #fff;            letter-spacing: 1px;            border-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffff 15%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 30%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 70%, #ffffff 85%) 1;            transition: all .2s;        }        .btn:hover        {            text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);        }        .btn:hover        {            transition: all .2s;            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);            border: 1px solid #fff;        }        .btn2        {            display: inline-block;            text-decoration: none;            color: #fff;            padding: 8px 16px;            margin: 0 10px;            border: 1px solid #fff;            letter-spacing: 1px;            border: none;            height: 40px;            line-height: 40px;            position: relative;            padding: 0;            margin: 0 25px;        }        .btn2:hover        {            text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);        }        .btn2:before, .btn2:after        {            width: 15px;            border: 1px solid #fff;            position: absolute;            content: "";            height: 40px;            top: -1px;        }        .btn2:before        {            left: -16px;            border-right: none;        }        .btn2:after        {            right: -16px;            border-left: none;        }        .btn2:hover, .btn2:hover:before, .btn2:hover:after        {            transition: all .2s;            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);            border-color: pink;        }        .btn2:hover        {            border: 1px solid pink;            border-width: 1px 0 1px 0;        }        .btn3        {            display: inline-block;            text-decoration: none;            color: #fff;            padding: 8px 16px;            margin: 0 10px;            border: 1px solid #fff;            letter-spacing: 1px;            position: relative;            border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);            transition: all .2s;        }        .btn3:hover        {            text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);        }        .btn3:before, .btn3:after        {            display: inline-block;            width: 100%;            height: 100%;            content: "";            position: absolute;            left: -1px;            top: -1px;            border-width: 1px;            transition: all .2s;        }        .btn3:before        {            border-image: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffff 30px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 16px) 1;        }        .btn3:after        {            border-image: linear-gradient(to left, #ffffff 30px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 16px) 1;        }        .btn3:hover        {            transition: all .2s;            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);        }        .btn3:hover:before, .btn3:hover:after        {            border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);            transition: all .2s;        }