Holographic Glitch Effect

A CSS-powered glitch animation with holographic elements

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Demo

GLITCH EFFECT

Implementation

HTML
CSS
JavaScript
<div class="glitch-container">
    <h3 class="glitch" data-text="GLITCH EFFECT">GLITCH EFFECT</h3>
    <div class="glitch-img"></div>
</div>
.glitch-container {
    width: 100%;
    height: 300px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0f0f1a, #1a1a2e);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 10px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2rem;
}

.glitch {
    position: relative;
    color: white;
    font-size: 4rem;
    font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    animation: glitch 5s infinite;
}

.glitch::before, .glitch::after {
    content: attr(data-text);
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.glitch::before {
    color: #0ff;
    z-index: -1;
    animation: glitch-before 2s infinite;
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 45%, 0 45%);
}

.glitch::after {
    color: #f0f;
    z-index: -2;
    animation: glitch-after 3s infinite;
    clip-path: polygon(0 60%, 100% 60%, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

@keyframes glitch {
    0%, 100% { transform: translate(0); }
    20% { transform: translate(-5px, 5px); }
    40% { transform: translate(-5px, -5px); }
    60% { transform: translate(5px, 5px); }
    80% { transform: translate(5px, -5px); }
}

@keyframes glitch-before {
    0%, 100% { transform: translate(0); opacity: 0.8; }
    33% { transform: translate(6px, -3px); opacity: 0.6; }
    66% { transform: translate(-4px, 4px); opacity: 0.9; }
}

@keyframes glitch-after {
    0%, 100% { transform: translate(0); opacity: 0.8; }
    33% { transform: translate(-5px, 2px); opacity: 0.7; }
    66% { transform: translate(7px, -2px); opacity: 0.6; }
}

.glitch-img {
    width: 300px;
    height: 200px;
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, #0ff, #f0f, #0ff);
    position: relative;
    animation: glitch-img 8s infinite;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5),
                0 0 40px rgba(255, 0, 255, 0.3);
}

.glitch-img::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), transparent);
    animation: scan 3s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes glitch-img {
    0%, 100% { transform: translate(0); filter: hue-rotate(0deg); }
    20% { transform: translate(-5px, 5px); filter: hue-rotate(90deg); }
    40% { transform: translate(-5px, -5px); filter: hue-rotate(180deg); }
    60% { transform: translate(5px, 5px); filter: hue-rotate(270deg); }
    80% { transform: translate(5px, -5px); filter: hue-rotate(360deg); }
}

@keyframes scan {
    0% { top: -100%; }
    100% { top: 100%; }
}
document.getElementById('restart-glitch').addEventListener('click', () => {
    const glitchElements = document.querySelectorAll('.glitch, .glitch-img');
    
    glitchElements.forEach(element => {
        const animation = element.style.animation;
        element.style.animation = 'none';
        void element.offsetWidth; // Trigger reflow
        element.style.animation = animation;
    });
});

Usage Notes

  • Perfect for cyberpunk or futuristic designs
  • Adjust colors to match your theme
  • Modify animation timing for different effects
  • Combine with other glitch elements for complex scenes