Button Skew Rollover

What You'll Create

Create buttons in Squarespace with diagonal fill animations that sweep across on hover. The background color slides in at an angle with a skewed element, creating a more dynamic effect than standard horizontal or vertical fills.

The Problem It Solves

Standard button hovers are predictable. A diagonal, skewed fill animation adds sophistication and visual interest that makes buttons feel more premium and interactive. This requires CSS pseudo-elements with transform skew and width animations.

Perfect For

Hero buttons, Featured CTAs, Premium service pages, Fashion/luxury sites, Any standout button.

What Makes This Different

A hidden element uses an angled skew to create the diagonal fill. On hover, width animates from 0% to 140% (oversized to ensure full coverage despite the angle). Custom easing creates smooth, professional motion at 0.4 seconds. Text color inverts for contrast during the transition.

Details

• Section Type: Fluid & Classic

• Code Type: CSS

• Prerequisites: Button block set to Large size

  Toolkit Title: Button Rollover

Learn This Technique

This is one of 150+ code techniques taught inside Standout Squarespace, where you get:

• The complete, copy-paste code

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• The principles behind the technique so you can customize it

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