# codrops/HoverEffectIdeas

Some inspiration and modern ideas for subtle hover effects.

Repository: https://github.com/codrops/HoverEffectIdeas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hovereffectideas
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-10-17T11:50:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4458, "days_push": 1051, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1643, forks 306 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.467279+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of CSS-based hover effect demos and inspiration from Codrops, showcasing subtle modern hover styles for web elements. It serves as a reference gallery with live demos rather than a reusable library.

## Use cases
- find inspiration for hover effects on cards or thumbnails
- learn modern CSS hover animation techniques
- copy subtle hover styles into a web project
- browse demo examples of link and image hover effects

## When to choose
- you need visual inspiration for CSS hover interactions
- you want copy-paste demo code for subtle hover effects

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, production-ready animation library
- you require a permissively licensed redistributable component set
- you need JavaScript-driven or complex animation orchestration

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components, css-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: css, hover-effects, inspiration, demo, codrops, web-server

## Member repositories
- codrops/HoverEffectIdeas (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.467279+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:45:58.689236+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/codrops/HoverEffectIdeas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.467279+00:00, sha 1b559d59001f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.