How to Create Neon Text With CSS

Neon text can add a nice, futuristic touch to any website. I’ve always loved the magic of neon signs and wanted to recreate them using CSS. I thought I’d share some tips on how to do it! In this article, we’re going to take a look at how to add glowing effects to text. We’ll also take a look at various ways to animate the neon signs, all using CSS and keyframes.

Adding a glow effect to text

Codepen Link :- https://codepen.io/bulidwithme/pen/NWpoGEB

<div class="container">
    <h1 class="neonText">
          Welcome to
    </h1>
    <h2 class="neonText">Build With Me</h2> 
 </div>

.neonText {
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow:
      0 0 7px #fff,
      0 0 10px #fff,
      0 0 21px #fff,
      0 0 42px #0fa,
      0 0 82px #0fa,
      0 0 92px #0fa,
      0 0 102px #0fa,
      0 0 151px #0fa;
}

/* Additional styling */
  
body {
  font-size: 18px;
  background-color: #010a01;
}  

h1, h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 400;
}
  
h1 {
    font-size: 4.2rem;
}
  
h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
}

.container {
  margin-top: 20vh;
}

Adding a flickering effect to glow text

Codepen Link :- https://codepen.io/bulidwithme/pen/jOBdboX

.neonText {
  animation: flicker 1.5s infinite alternate;
  color: #fff;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 4.2rem;    
}

/* Flickering animation */
@keyframes flicker {
    
  0%, 18%, 22%, 25%, 53%, 57%, 100% {

      text-shadow:
      0 0 4px #fff,
      0 0 11px #fff,
      0 0 19px #fff,
      0 0 40px #0fa,
      0 0 80px #0fa,
      0 0 90px #0fa,
      0 0 100px #0fa,
      0 0 150px #0fa;
  
  }
  
  20%, 24%, 55% {        
      text-shadow: none;
  }    
}


/* Additional styling */
  
h2 {
 font-size: 1.8rem;
}
.container {
  margin-top: 20vh;
}

body {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
  background-color: #010a01;
}  

h1, h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 400;
}

Subtle flicker effect to glow text

Codepen Link :- https://codepen.io/bulidwithme/pen/ExWrPPK

<link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Vibur:400' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

<div class="container">
    <h1 class="neonText">
          Build with <br> Me
    </h1>
 </div>

  .neonText {
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow:
      0 0 7px #fff,
      0 0 10px #fff,
      0 0 21px #fff,
      0 0 42px #f09,
      0 0 82px #f09,
      0 0 92px #f09,
      0 0 102px #f09,
      0 0 151px #f09;
  }


/* Additional styling */
  
body {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-family: "Vibur", sans-serif;
  background-color: #010a01;
}  

h1, h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
}
  
h1 {
    font-size: 6.2rem;
    animation: pulsate 0.11s ease-in-out infinite alternate;     
}
  
h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
}

.container {
  margin-top: 20vh;
}

@keyframes pulsate {
    
  100% {

      text-shadow:
      0 0 4px #fff,
      0 0 11px #fff,
      0 0 19px #fff,
      0 0 40px #f09,
      0 0 80px #f09,
      0 0 90px #f09,
      0 0 100px #f09,
      0 0 150px #f09;
  
  }
  
  0% {

    text-shadow:
    0 0 4px #fff,
    0 0 10px #fff,
    0 0 18px #fff,
    0 0 38px #f09,
    0 0 73px #f09,
    0 0 80px #f09,
    0 0 94px #f09,
    0 0 140px #f09;

}