Create a reflective glow effect with CSS

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Starting with something similar to what I covered in this video, https://youtu.be/8_NQ7ARXz8c, I then try to create a reflective effect on some borders on the top and bottom of the buttons. 🔗 Links ✅ The video looking at this effect: https://youtu.be/8_NQ7ARXz8c ✅ The finished code: https://codepen.io/editor/kevinpowell/pen/019c8ffa-ca45-753e-9059-c942d1ce20ba/991be57f229078941ecc52c3ffe45e3b ✅ The inspiration: https://dribbble.com/shots/23129994-Glassy-button ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - what we are starting with 01:45 - setting up the border on the top and bottom 03:00 - updating the anchor and positioning 06:25 - making the glow with a radial gradient 12:00 - improving the transition #css ✉ Keep up to date with everything I'm up to https://www.kevinpowell.co/newsletter 💬 Come hang out with other devs in my Discord Community https://discord.gg/nTYCvrK ⭐ Are you a beginner? HTML & CSS for absolute beginners is for you: https://learn.kevinpowell.co 🎓 Start writing CSS with confidence with CSS Demystified: [https://cssdemystified.com](https://cssdemystified.com/) 🚀 Already mastered CSS? Check out my advanced course, Beyond CSS: https://www.beyondcss.dev/ --- Help support my channel 👨‍🎓 Get a course: https://www.kevinpowell.co/courses 👕 Buy a shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/people/kevin-powell 💖 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kevinpowell or through YT memberships: https://youtube.com/@KevinPowell/join --- 🧑‍💻 My editor: VS Code - https://

Published 2026-03-04 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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