Kevin Powell Media Inc.
Creative Coding
CSS
August 20, 2025
This tutorial covers creating animated “bubble” effects using pseudo-elements and anchor positioning, including how to animate anchor positions between elements while avoiding common pitfalls with relative positioning and utilizing calc() with anchor() functions.
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Final Code:
https://codepen.io/kevinpowell/pen/vENZzBd
More info on corner shape:
https://frontendmasters.com/blog/understanding-css-corner-shape-and-the-power-of-the-superellipse/
Odd Bird's article on fixing issues with anchor positioning:
https://www.oddbird.net/2025/01/29/anchor-position-validity/
Easing Wizard:
https://easingwizard.com/
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