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animated glow border textarea #css
<!doctype html>
<html lang="de">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>glow</title>
<style>
/* boilerplate */
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html, body {
margin: 0;
background-color:#000;
}
.container {
padding:20px;
}
/* !boilerplate */
.glow {
position: relative;
z-index: 0;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 10px;
border-radius: 10px;
background-color: #404040;
}
.glow::before,
.glow::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
z-index: 0;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
width: 99999px;
height: 99999px;
pointer-events: none;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: 0 0;
background-image: conic-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #1976ed, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 14%);
animation: glow-animation 3s linear infinite;
}
.glow::after {
filter: blur(20px);
}
.glow__textarea {
position: relative;
z-index: 10;
display: block;
width: 100%;
min-height: 100px;
padding: 20px;
resize: vertical;
border: 0;
border-radius: 7px;
outline: none;
color: var(--text-dark);
background-color: #171717;
}
@keyframes glow-animation {
from {
transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scaleY(0.33) rotate(0deg);
}
to {
transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scaleY(0.33) rotate(360deg);
}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="glow">
<textarea class="glow__textarea" placeholder="message"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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