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CSS3 Menu hover effects

A collection of hover effects for menus, using CSS3 transitions.

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index.html

<nav id="nav-1">
  <a class="link-1" href="#">Home</a>
  <a class="link-1" href="#">About</a>
  <a class="link-1" href="#">Contact</a>
  <a class="link-1" href="#">Shop</a>
</nav>

<nav id="nav-2">
  <a class="link-2" href="#">Home</a>
  <a class="link-2" href="#">About</a>
  <a class="link-2" href="#">Contact</a>
  <a class="link-2" href="#">Shop</a>
</nav>

style.css

@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway);
body {
  margin: 0px;
}
nav {
  margin-top: 50px;
  padding: 24px;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: Raleway;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 8px -1px #000000;
}
#nav-1 {
  background: #3fa46a;
}
#nav-2 {
  background: #5175C0;
}

.link-1 {
  transition: 0.3s ease;
  background: #3fa46a;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-top: 4px solid #3fa46a;
  border-bottom: 4px solid #3fa46a;
  padding: 20px 0;
  margin: 0 20px;
}
.link-1:hover {
  border-top: 4px solid #ffffff;
  border-bottom: 4px solid #ffffff;
  padding: 6px 0; 
}

.link-2 {
  transition: 0.6s;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-right: 2px dotted transparent;
  padding: 30px 10px 0 10px;
  margin: 0 10px;
}
.link-2:hover {
  border-right: 2px dotted #ffffff;
  padding-bottom: 24px;
}