How to Create Neon Light Button using HTML and CSS?

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The neon light button animation effect can be easily created by using HTML and CSS. By using HTML, we will design the basic structure of the button and then by using the CSS, we can create the neon light animation effect.

HTML code: In this section, we will design a simple button structure using anchor tag.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>
        How to create Neon Light
        Button using HTML and CSS?
    </title>
</head>

<body>
    <a>GeeksForGeeks</a>
</body>

</html>

CSS code: In this section, we will use some CSS properties to design the button and use hover class to get the animation effect when we hover the mouse over the button.

CSS

body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    height: 100vh;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: #000;
    font-family: sans-serif;
}

/* styling the button */
a {
    padding: 20px 20px;
    display: inline-block;
    color: #008000;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 3em;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* creating animation effect */
a:hover {
    color: #111;
    background: #39ff14;
    box-shadow: 0 0 50px #39ff14;
}

Complete Code: In this section, we will combine the above two section of codes to create a Neon Light Button using HTML abd CSS.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>
        How to create Neon Light
        Button using HTML and CSS?
    </title>

    <style>
        /*styling background*/
        body {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            display: flex;
            height: 100vh;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            background-color: #000;
            font-family: sans-serif;
        }

        /* styling the button*/
        a {
            padding: 20px 20px;
            display: inline-block;
            color: #008000;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 3em;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        /*creating animation effect*/
        a:hover {
            color: #111;
            background: #39ff14;
            box-shadow: 0 0 50px #39ff14;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <a>GeeksForGeeks</a>
</body>

</html>