css hover link style : demo 242

CSS

(Fonts required: Ubuntu.)
                        .link{
                            color: #000;
                            font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif;
                            font-size: 21px;
                            font-weight: 500;
                            line-height: 20px;
                            text-transform: capitalize;
                            padding: 0 10px;
                            letter-spacing: 1px;
                            display: inline-block;
                            position: relative;
                            z-index: 1;
                            transition: all 0.3s ease;
                        }
                        .link:focus,
                        .link:hover{
                            color: #0a3d62;
                            text-shadow: -2px -2px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
                        }
                        .link:before,
                        .link:after,
                        .link span:before,
                        .link span:after{
                            content: "";
                            width: .5em;
                            height: .5em;
                            opacity: 0;
                            position: absolute;
                            transition: transform .3s ease-out, opacity .3s;
                        }
                        .link span:before,
                        .link span:after{
                            transition: transform .3s ease-out .15s, opacity 0s .05s;
                        }
                        .link:before,
                        .link span:before{
                            top: calc(50% - .3em);
                            left: -.25em;
                            border-right: .15em solid #0a3d62;
                            border-top: .15em solid #0a3d62;
                            transform: translate3d(-.6em, 0, 0) rotate(45deg);
                        }
                        .link:after,
                        .link span:after{
                            bottom: calc(50% - .35em);
                            right: -.25em;
                            border-left: .15em solid #0a3d62;
                            border-bottom: .15em solid #0a3d62;
                            transform: translate3d(.6em, 0, 0) rotate(45deg);
                        }
                        .link:hover:before,
                        .link:hover:after,
                        .link span:hover:before,              
                        .link span:hover:after{
                            transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) rotate(45deg);
                            opacity: 1;
                        }
                        @media only screen and (max-width: 767px){
                            .link{ margin-bottom: 30px; }
                        }
                    
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