@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Poppins:200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900&display=swap");

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background-color: #252839;
}

ul {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 30px;
}

ul li {
  position: relative;
  list-style: none;
}

ul li a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 3em;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #fff2;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  line-height: 1em;
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

ul li a::before {
  content: attr(data-text);
  position: absolute;
  color: var(--clr);
  width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-right: 6px solid var(--clr);
  transition: 1s;
}

ul li a:hover::before {
  width: 100%;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 25px var(--clr));
}

ul li a span {
  position: relative;
  animation: animateText linear infinite;
}

ul:hover li a span {
  opacity: 0.15;
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

@keyframes animateText {
  0%,
  20% {
    color: #fff2;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 var(--clr));
  }

  21.001%,
  79.999% {
    color: var(--clr);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 25px var(--clr));
  }

  80%,
  100% {
    color: #fff2;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 var(--clr));
  }
}