What is the best way to maintain the button size while adjusting the font size during a transition?

Is there a way to adjust the font-size inside a button without altering its dimensions or affecting the rest of the navigation elements?

Although the question mark changes on this website, I require only that specific element to change. The navigation, section, and button should remain unaffected.

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
  display: block;
}

button {
  height: 70px;
  width: 70px;
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
  border: .5px solid crimson;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 10px 0 crimson inset;
  margin: 10px;
}

.links {
  background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#bshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#bshark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#cshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  padding: 20px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color, font-size;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#cshark:hover {
  border-color: green;
  color: green;
  font-size: 20px;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
}
<nav class="links">
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Protective</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Destructive</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="cshark">?</button></a>
</nav>

To see the issue I'm describing, please visit this website.

I appreciate all the responses to my questions, no matter how trivial they may seem.

csscss-transitions

Answer №1

Improve the appearance of your website by incorporating these four properties into your .links selector:

    .links {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      ...existing
    }

https://jsfiddle.net/uniqueuser/examplelink/10/

If needed, you can modify the horizontal margins in your button selector for precise spacing that complements your current layout (e.g. margin: 10px 18px;). I hope this information proves to be beneficial!

Answer №2

Simply enclose the button text within a span element, set it to display as block, and add a scale effect on hover.

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
  display: block;
}

button {
  height: 70px;
  width: 70px;
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
  border: .5px solid crimson;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 10px 0 crimson inset;
  margin: 10px;
}

.links {
  background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#bshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#bshark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#cshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  padding: 20px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color, font-size;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#cshark:hover {
  border-color: green;
  color: green;
  font-size: 20px;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
}
/* ADD THIS CSS */
button span {
  display:block;
  position:relative;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

 button:hover span {
  transform: scale(1.1);
}
<nav class="links">
  <a href=""><button id="bshark"><span>Protective</span></button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="bshark"><span>Destructive</span></button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="cshark"><span>?</span></button></a>
</nav>

Answer №3

To simplify your HTML, eliminate the button elements and use flexboxes to format both your navbar and buttons.

body {
  margin: 1em;
}

nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 5px;
}

nav>a {
  color: inherit;
  border: 1px solid crimson;
  border-radius: 10px;
  width: 110px;
  height: 30px;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  transition: 0.2s;
}

nav>a:hover {
  border-color: green;
  color: green;
  font-size: 1.15em;
}
<nav class="links">
  <a href="">Safe</a>
  <a href="">Secure</a>
  <a href="">Protected</a>
  <a href="">Defended</a>
  <a href="">?</a>
</nav>

Answer №4

Issue

We have encountered a problem related to typography which we will demonstrate in an exaggerated manner. In the demo below, I am increasing the font size of the question mark to 40px on hover.

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
  display: block;
}

button {
  height: 70px;
  width: 70px;
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
  border: .5px solid crimson;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 10px 0 crimson inset;
  margin: 10px;
}

.links {
  background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#bshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#bshark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#cshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  padding: 20px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color, font-size;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#cshark:hover {
  border-color: green;
  color: green;
  font-size: 40px;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
}
<nav class="links">
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Protective</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Destructive</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="cshark">?</button></a>
</nav>

The issue arises from the default value of the property vertical-align being baseline. This causes all words to align themselves on the same baseline, leading to other buttons getting displaced when the font size of the question mark increases.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, simply apply vertical-align: middle to the #cshark element:

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
  display: block;
}

button {
  height: 70px;
  width: 70px;
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
  border: .5px solid crimson;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 10px 0 crimson inset;
  margin: 10px;
}

.links {
  background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#bshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#bshark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#cshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  padding: 20px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color, font-size;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;

   /* RESOLUTION */
   vertical-align: middle;
}

#cshark:hover {
  border-color: green;
  color: green;
  font-size: 40px;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
}
<nav class="links">
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Protective</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Destructive</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="cshark">?</button></a>
</nav>

Answer №5

Maybe this is the accurate answer you've been searching for.

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
  display: block;
}

button {
  height: 70px;
  width: 70px;
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
  border: .5px solid crimson;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 10px 0 crimson inset;
  margin: 10px;
}

.links {
  background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#bshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#bshark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
  font-size: 20px;
  padding: 1px;
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 40px !important;
}

#cshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  padding: 20px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color, font-size;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#cshark:hover {
  border-color: green;
  color: green;
  font-size: 20px;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
}

.links {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  ...existing
}
<nav class="links">
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Protective</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="bshark">Destructive</button></a>
  <a href=""><button id="cshark">?</button></a>
</nav>

Answer №6

One technique to consider is utilizing a second div element along with flex properties and auto margin, while ensuring a minimum content width:

nav {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 10px;
  display: block;
}

button {
  height: 70px;
  width: 70px;
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
  border: .5px solid crimson;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 30px 0 crimson, 0 0 10px 0 crimson inset;
  margin: 10px;
}

.links {
  background-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark {
  color: #FFFFFF;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
  margin: 10px;
}

#shark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#bshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: border-radius, border, color;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#bshark:hover {
  border-color: orange;
  color: orange;
}

#cshark {
  width: 100px !important;
  height: 20px !important;
  line-height: 0px;
  padding: 20px;
  color: #AAAAAA;
  background-color: black;
  border-radius: 25%;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition-property: all;
  transition-duration: .1s;
  transition-timing-function: .1s;
  transition-delay: .3s;
}

#cshark:hover {
  border-color: green;
  color: green;
  font-size: 20px;
}

.linksBtns {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-direction: row;
  width: min-content;
  margin: auto;
}
<nav class="links">
    <div class="linksBtns">
        <a href=""><button id="bshark">Protective</button></a>
        <a href=""><button id="bshark">Destructive</button></a>
        <a href=""><button id="cshark">?</button></a>
    </div>
</nav>

Answer №7

For the desired effect, consider appending this code snippet to the conclusion of #bshark

line-height: 20px;
vertical-align: middle;
padding: 0;
height: 45px !important;

This adjustment maintains a consistent line-height instead of altering it upon hover.

Answer №8

To adjust the size of text independently from the button and surrounding elements, you can utilize the `transform: scale()` property.

#dolphin {
  font-size: 14px; 
  transform-origin: center; /* Define where to scale */
  transition: transform 0.5s ease; /* Add smooth transition */
}

#dolphin:hover {
  font-size: 18px; /* Increase font size on hover */
  transform: scale(1.3); /* Scale up the text */
}

Answer №9

From what I can observe, it seems like the button is not resized but rather repositioned to the center.

To fix this issue, you can include vertical-align: top; in the styling for the element with the id #cshark.

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