Social Media Icons with awesome hover effects using html and css

“In the digital realm, crafting an engaging online presence is paramount. Through HTML and CSS, you can transform static social media icons into dynamic elements with captivating hover effects. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn, you have the flexibility to customize size, color, and behavior.

These icons go beyond mere links; they convey your brand’s identity and provide an interactive experience. Subtle scaling or vibrant color shifts can leave a memorable mark on your visitors.”

Steps to Create Social Media Icons with awesome hover effects using html and css

1: Create a folder . name whatever you want to give you can give. and create these files which is mentioned bellow under main folder.

2: Create index.html in main file and make sure your extention should be .html .

3: Create style.css in main file and make sure your extention should be .css

NOTE: if you have any issue or doubt so please contact us or leave your valueable comments

Here is index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <!-- visit www.codebyrolex.com  -->
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Social Media Icons with awesome hover effects using html and css | Codebyrolex</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <div class="main">
    <div class="card">
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    </div>
    <div class="card">
      <svg class="twitter" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="30px" height="30px"><path d="M42,12.429c-1.323,0.586-2.746,0.977-4.247,1.162c1.526-0.906,2.7-2.351,3.251-4.058c-1.428,0.837-3.01,1.452-4.693,1.776C34.967,9.884,33.05,9,30.926,9c-4.08,0-7.387,3.278-7.387,7.32c0,0.572,0.067,1.129,0.193,1.67c-6.138-0.308-11.582-3.226-15.224-7.654c-0.64,1.082-1,2.349-1,3.686c0,2.541,1.301,4.778,3.285,6.096c-1.211-0.037-2.351-0.374-3.349-0.914c0,0.022,0,0.055,0,0.086c0,3.551,2.547,6.508,5.923,7.181c-0.617,0.169-1.269,0.263-1.941,0.263c-0.477,0-0.942-0.054-1.392-0.135c0.94,2.902,3.667,5.023,6.898,5.086c-2.528,1.96-5.712,3.134-9.174,3.134c-0.598,0-1.183-0.034-1.761-0.104C9.268,36.786,13.152,38,17.321,38c13.585,0,21.017-11.156,21.017-20.834c0-0.317-0.01-0.633-0.025-0.945C39.763,15.197,41.013,13.905,42,12.429"></path></svg>
    </div>
    <div class="card">
      <svg class="dribble" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 40 40" width="30px" height="30px"><path d="M20,38.5C9.799,38.5,1.5,30.201,1.5,20S9.799,1.5,20,1.5S38.5,9.799,38.5,20S30.201,38.5,20,38.5z"></path><path fill="#ea4c89" d="M20,2c9.925,0,18,8.075,18,18s-8.075,18-18,18S2,29.925,2,20S10.075,2,20,2 M20,1 C9.507,1,1,9.507,1,20s8.507,19,19,19s19-8.507,19-19S30.493,1,20,1L20,1z"></path><path fill="none" stroke="#ea4c89" stroke-miterlimit="10" d="M28.352 36.914c0 0-3.032-21.087-15.63-34.292M1.269 17.848c0 0 24.2 2.117 32.075-11.102M7.804 34.152c0 0 8.624-19.807 31.058-12.194"></path></svg>
    </div>
    <div class="card">
      <svg class="codepen" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 50 50" width="30px" height="30px"><path d="M 25 4 L 4 17.34375 L 4 32.652344 L 25 46 L 46 32.65625 L 46 17.34375 Z M 25 29.183594 L 19.066406 25.070313 L 25 21.023438 L 30.933594 25.070313 Z M 27 17.605469 L 27 9.949219 L 40.429688 18.484375 L 34.410156 22.65625 Z M 23 17.605469 L 15.589844 22.65625 L 9.570313 18.484375 L 23 9.949219 Z M 12.09375 25.042969 L 8 27.832031 L 8 22.203125 Z M 15.570313 27.453125 L 23 32.605469 L 23 40.050781 L 9.589844 31.527344 Z M 27 32.605469 L 34.429688 27.453125 L 40.410156 31.527344 L 27 40.050781 Z M 37.90625 25.042969 L 42 22.203125 L 42 27.832031 Z"></path></svg>
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    <div class="card">
      <svg class="uiverse" width="23px" height="23px" viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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    <div class="card">
      <svg class="discord" height="30px" width="30px" viewBox="0 0 48 48" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M40,12c0,0-4.585-3.588-10-4l-0.488,0.976C34.408,10.174,36.654,11.891,39,14c-4.045-2.065-8.039-4-15-4s-10.955,1.935-15,4c2.346-2.109,5.018-4.015,9.488-5.024L18,8c-5.681,0.537-10,4-10,4s-5.121,7.425-6,22c5.162,5.953,13,6,13,6l1.639-2.185C13.857,36.848,10.715,35.121,8,32c3.238,2.45,8.125,5,16,5s12.762-2.55,16-5c-2.715,3.121-5.857,4.848-8.639,5.815L33,40c0,0,7.838-0.047,13-6C45.121,19.425,40,12,40,12z M17.5,30c-1.933,0-3.5-1.791-3.5-4c0-2.209,1.567-4,3.5-4s3.5,1.791,3.5,4C21,28.209,19.433,30,17.5,30z M30.5,30c-1.933,0-3.5-1.791-3.5-4c0-2.209,1.567-4,3.5-4s3.5,1.791,3.5,4C34,28.209,32.433,30,30.5,30z"></path></svg>
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    <div class="card">
      <svg class="github" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 30 30" width="30px" height="30px"><path d="M15,3C8.373,3,3,8.373,3,15c0,5.623,3.872,10.328,9.092,11.63C12.036,26.468,12,26.28,12,26.047v-2.051 c-0.487,0-1.303,0-1.508,0c-0.821,0-1.551-0.353-1.905-1.009c-0.393-0.729-0.461-1.844-1.435-2.526 c-0.289-0.227-0.069-0.486,0.264-0.451c0.615,0.174,1.125,0.596,1.605,1.222c0.478,0.627,0.703,0.769,1.596,0.769 c0.433,0,1.081-0.025,1.691-0.121c0.328-0.833,0.895-1.6,1.588-1.962c-3.996-0.411-5.903-2.399-5.903-5.098 c0-1.162,0.495-2.286,1.336-3.233C9.053,10.647,8.706,8.73,9.435,8c1.798,0,2.885,1.166,3.146,1.481C13.477,9.174,14.461,9,15.495,9 c1.036,0,2.024,0.174,2.922,0.483C18.675,9.17,19.763,8,21.565,8c0.732,0.731,0.381,2.656,0.102,3.594 c0.836,0.945,1.328,2.066,1.328,3.226c0,2.697-1.904,4.684-5.894,5.097C18.199,20.49,19,22.1,19,23.313v2.734 c0,0.104-0.023,0.179-0.035,0.268C23.641,24.676,27,20.236,27,15C27,8.373,21.627,3,15,3z"></path></svg>
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    <div class="card">
      <svg class="telegram" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="30px" height="30px"><path d="M24 4A20 20 0 1 0 24 44A20 20 0 1 0 24 4Z"></path><path fill="#fff" d="M33.95,15l-3.746,19.126c0,0-0.161,0.874-1.245,0.874c-0.576,0-0.873-0.274-0.873-0.274l-8.114-6.733 l-3.97-2.001l-5.095-1.355c0,0-0.907-0.262-0.907-1.012c0-0.625,0.933-0.923,0.933-0.923l21.316-8.468 c-0.001-0.001,0.651-0.235,1.126-0.234C33.667,14,34,14.125,34,14.5C34,14.75,33.95,15,33.95,15z"></path><path fill="#b0bec5" d="M23,30.505l-3.426,3.374c0,0-0.149,0.115-0.348,0.12c-0.069,0.002-0.143-0.009-0.219-0.043 l0.964-5.965L23,30.505z"></path><path fill="#cfd8dc" d="M29.897,18.196c-0.169-0.22-0.481-0.26-0.701-0.093L16,26c0,0,2.106,5.892,2.427,6.912 c0.322,1.021,0.58,1.045,0.58,1.045l0.964-5.965l9.832-9.096C30.023,18.729,30.064,18.416,29.897,18.196z"></path></svg>
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    <div class="card">
      <svg class="reddit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 256 256" xml:space="preserve">
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    <p class="text">HOVER<br><br>FOR<br><br>SOCIAL</p>
    <div class="main_back"></div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
HTML

Here is style.css

/* visit www.codebyrolex.com */
.main_back {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 10px;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
  width: 11em;
  height: 11em;
  background: linear-gradient(270deg, #03a9f4, #cc39a4, #ffb5d2);
  z-index: -2;
  box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 180px 5px #ffffff;
}

.main {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  width: 14em;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  z-index: -1;
}

.card {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  border-top-left-radius: 10px;
  background: lightgrey;
  transition: .4s ease-in-out, .2s background-color ease-in-out, .2s background-image ease-in-out;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.596);
  backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.card .instagram {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
  fill: #cc39a4;
}

.card:nth-child(2) {
  border-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(2) .twitter {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
  fill: #03A9F4;
}

.card:nth-child(3) {
  border-top-right-radius: 10px;
  border-top-left-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(3) .dribble {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
  fill: #ffb5d2;
}

.card:nth-child(4) {
  border-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(4) .codepen {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
  fill: black;
}

.card:nth-child(5) {
  border-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(5) .uiverse {
  position: absolute;
  margin-left: 0.2em;
  margin-top: 0.2em;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
}

.card:nth-child(6) {
  border-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(6) .discord {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
  fill: #8c9eff;
}

.card:nth-child(7) {
  border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;
  border-top-left-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(7) .github {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
  fill: black;
}

.card:nth-child(8) {
  border-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(8) .telegram {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
  fill: #29b6f6;
}

.card:nth-child(9) {
  border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;
  border-top-left-radius: 0px;
}

.card:nth-child(9) .reddit {
  opacity: 0;
  transition: .2s ease-in-out;
}

.main:hover {
  width: 14em;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.main:hover .main_back {
  opacity: 0;
}

.main:hover .card {
  margin: .2em;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.main:hover .card:nth-child(5) {
  border: transparent;
}

.main:hover .text {
  opacity: 0;
  z-index: -3;
}

.main:hover .instagram {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .twitter {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .dribble {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .codepen {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .uiverse {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .discord {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .github {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .telegram {
  opacity: 1;
}

.main:hover .reddit {
  opacity: 1;
}

.card:nth-child(1):hover {
  background-color: #cc39a4;
}

.card:nth-child(1):hover .instagram {
  fill: white;
}

.card:nth-child(2):hover {
  background-color: #03A9F4;
}

.card:nth-child(2):hover .twitter {
  fill: white;
}

.card:nth-child(3):hover {
  background-color: #ffb5d2;
}

.card:nth-child(3):hover .dribble {
  fill: white;
}

.card:nth-child(4):hover {
  background-color: #1E1F26;
}

.card:nth-child(4):hover .codepen {
  fill: white;
}

.card:nth-child(5):hover {
  animation: backgroundIMG .1s;
  animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}

.card:nth-child(5):hover .uiverse #paint0_linear_501_142 stop {
  stop-color: white;
}

.card:nth-child(5):hover .uiverse #paint1_linear_501_142 stop {
  stop-color: white;
}

.card:nth-child(5):hover .uiverse #paint2_linear_501_142 stop {
  stop-color: white;
}

@keyframes backgroundIMG {
  100% {
    background-image: linear-gradient(#BF66FF,#6248FF,#00DDEB);
  }
}

.card:nth-child(6):hover {
  background-color: #8c9eff;
}

.card:nth-child(6):hover .discord {
  fill: white;
}

.card:nth-child(7):hover {
  background-color: black;
}

.card:nth-child(7):hover .github {
  fill: white;
}

.card:nth-child(8):hover {
  background-color: #29b6f6;
}

.card:nth-child(8):hover .telegram > path:nth-of-type(1) {
  fill: white;
}

.card:nth-child(8):hover .telegram > path:nth-of-type(2) {
  fill: #29b6f6;
}

.card:nth-child(8):hover .telegram > path:nth-of-type(3) {
  fill: #29b6f6;
}

.card:nth-child(9):hover {
  background-color: rgb(255,69,0);
}

.card:nth-child(9) .reddit > g circle {
  fill: rgb(255,69,0);
}

.card:nth-child(9) .reddit > g path {
  fill: white;
}

.text {
  position: absolute;
  font-size: 0.7em;
  transition: .4s ease-in-out;
  color: black;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: bold;
  letter-spacing: 0.33em;
  z-index: 3;
}
CSS

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