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How to create this text effect with CSS?

Is it possible to create a text effect like this with CSS using some peudo element or so?? This effect where a text element is in the back of the heading text.

Solution

  • Yes, it is possible. Here is a very basic example that I threw together. Essentially, use a position:absolute using the :before CSS selector.

    .block {
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
}

h2 {
  padding: 1em 0;
}

h2:before {
  content: attr(data-num);
  position: absolute;
  font-size: 3em;
  line-height: .4em;
  color: #eee;
}

h2 span {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
    <div class="block">
  <h2 data-num="01"><span>Research</span></h2>
  <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</p>
  <p><a href="#">Find out more</a></p>
</div>
<div class="block">
  <h2 data-num="02"><span>Wireframing</span></h2>
  <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</p>
  <p><a href="#">Find out more</a></p>
</div>