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Question

I would like the underline effect that appears on hover to have a padding/margin of app. 5px from the text, just to have some space between.

Here's the code and link to Codepen:

http://codepen.io/anon/pen/MbmBjp

Thank you!

 * { background-color: blue; } nav ul li { display: inline-block; padding-left: 35px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } /*Underline animation*/ li > a { position: relative; color: white; text-decoration: none; } li > a:hover { color: yellow; } li > a:before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 1px; bottom: 0; background-color: yellow; visibility: hidden; transform: scaleX(0); transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; } li > a:hover:before { visibility: visible; transform: scaleX(1); } 

 <nav class="menu" id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="#">ABOUT</a></li> <li><a href="#">SERVICE</a></li> <li><a href="#">WORK</a></li> <li><a href="#">BLOG</a></li> <li><a href="#">CONTACT</a></li> </ul> </nav> 

Answer 1

Variant #01:

Increase or decrease bottom value in the following selector:

li > a:before {
    bottom: -5px;  /* Change in this value will increase or decrease gap */
}

 * { background-color: blue; } nav ul li { display: inline-block; padding-left: 35px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } /*Underline animation*/ li > a { position: relative; color: white; text-decoration: none; } li > a:hover { color: yellow; } li > a:before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 1px; bottom: -5px; background-color: yellow; visibility: hidden; transform: scaleX(0); transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; } li > a:hover:before { visibility: visible; transform: scaleX(1); } 

 <nav class="menu" id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="#">ABOUT</a></li> <li><a href="#">SERVICE</a></li> <li><a href="#">WORK</a></li> <li><a href="#">BLOG</a></li> <li><a href="#">CONTACT</a></li> </ul> </nav> 

Variant #02:

Set following css on <a> :

li > a {
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: top;
    padding-bottom: 5px; /* Change in padding-bottom value will increase or decrease gap */
}

 * { background-color: blue; } nav ul li { display: inline-block; padding-left: 35px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } /*Underline animation*/ li > a { display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 5px; position: relative; color: white; text-decoration: none; } li > a:hover { color: yellow; } li > a:before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 1px; bottom: 0; background-color: yellow; visibility: hidden; transform: scaleX(0); transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; } li > a:hover:before { visibility: visible; transform: scaleX(1); } 

 <nav class="menu" id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="#">ABOUT</a></li> <li><a href="#">SERVICE</a></li> <li><a href="#">WORK</a></li> <li><a href="#">BLOG</a></li> <li><a href="#">CONTACT</a></li> </ul> </nav> 

Answer 2

http://codepen.io/anon/pen/PbmBpY

li > a:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  bottom: -5px;
  background-color: yellow;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;

}

add bottom: -5px; to the li > a:before

Answer 3

Here's a codepen that solves it: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/zowLZp

Add a padding-bottom: 4px to the li > a rule, remove the height: 1px from the li > a:before rule, and add a border-bottom: 1px solid white` to that same rule.

Answer 4

Add this to your css : li > a:hover

li > a:hover {
  color: yellow;
  padding-bottom:5px;
}

Check below code snippet.

 * { background-color: blue; } nav ul li { display: inline-block; padding-left: 35px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } /*Underline animation*/ li > a { position: relative; color: white; text-decoration: none; } li > a:hover { color: yellow; padding-bottom:5px; } li > a:before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 1px; bottom: 0; background-color: yellow; visibility: hidden; transform: scaleX(0); transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; } li > a:hover:before { visibility: visible; transform: scaleX(1); } 

 <nav class="menu" id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="#">ABOUT</a></li> <li><a href="#">SERVICE</a></li> <li><a href="#">WORK</a></li> <li><a href="#">BLOG</a></li> <li><a href="#">CONTACT</a></li> </ul> </nav> 

Answer 5

Just change the value of bottom in the li > a:before selector to -5px . If you do not want to use negative values you can use something like top: 20px and remove bottom: -5px .

 * { background-color: blue; } nav ul li { display: inline-block; padding-left: 35px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } /*Underline animation*/ li > a { position: relative; color: white; text-decoration: none; } li > a:hover { color: yellow; } li > a:before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 1px; bottom: -5px; background-color: yellow; visibility: hidden; transform: scaleX(0); transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s; } li > a:hover:before { visibility: visible; transform: scaleX(1); } 

 <nav class="menu" id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="#">ABOUT</a></li> <li><a href="#">SERVICE</a></li> <li><a href="#">WORK</a></li> <li><a href="#">BLOG</a></li> <li><a href="#">CONTACT</a></li> </ul> </nav> 

Answer 6

try this

demo

li > a:hover {
  color: yellow;
  padding:10px 0;

}

Answer 7

add padding-bottom: 5px in below your css..

 li > a:hover {
    color: yellow;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
  }