Glassmorphism Button Effect with Mouse Tracking - HTML, CSS and JavaScript Tutorial

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Learn how to create a stunning glassmorphism button effect with mouse tracking in this comprehensive HTML, CSS, and JavaScript tutorial. Explore techniques for crafting hover states, utilizing pseudo-elements, and solving stacking context issues. Dive into locally scoped custom properties, blurred effects, and granular controls. Master the creation of pressed states, add grainy textures, and implement outlines. Delve into JavaScript to enable mouse tracking, smooth transitions, and movement limitations for the pseudo-element. Follow along step-by-step to enhance your web design skills and create visually appealing, interactive buttons that respond to user input.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Creating the hover state
- Using a pseudo-element for the coloured part
- The problem with the current setup
- Solution to the stacking context issue
- Adding some locally scoped custom props
- Adding the blurred effect
- Improving the pseudo-element on hover
- Adding more controls through custom properties
- Creating the "pressed" state
- Adding the graniness
- The outline
- Starting the JavaScript
- Moving the pseudo-element
- Making sure it has a smooth transition
- Limiting how much the pseudo-element moves