Creating a CSS-only directionally aware button

Nothing wrong with a little JS here and there, but it’s always nice when we can make something work without it, and thanks to :has(), there are a lot of new things that are possible with CSS only, like this effect! 🔗 Links ✅ More on has: https://youtu.be/OGJvhpoE8b4 ✅ Finished code: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/dygZEMj ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - The HTML and starting CSS 02:20 - Setting up the hover zones 05:00 - Adding a pseudo-element for the effect 06:56 - Making the effect work from the middle 09:20 - Making the effect work from the sides 11:20 - Improving how it looks 14:15 - Improving the look when you let go of the click 16:15 - Browser support #css -- Come hang out with other dev's in my Discord Community 💬 https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK Keep up to date with everything I'm up to ✉ https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter Come hang out with me live every Monday on Twitch! 📺 https://www.twitch.tv/kevinpowellcss --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/making-the-internet-awesome 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell --- My editor: VS Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/ --- I'm on some other places on the internet too! If you'd like a behind the scenes and previews of what's coming up on my YouTube channel, make sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinJPowell Codepen: https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/ Github: https://github.com/kevin-powell --- And whatever you do, don't forget to keep on making your corner of the internet just a little bit more awesome!