added idea of creating a neon button with a glow reflection, also from Kevin Powell

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<!--
Comes from a video by Kevin Powell
Create a neon button with a reflection using CSS [6xNcXwC6ikQ]
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Neon Button</title>
<!-- Google fonts -->
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Balsamiq+Sans:wght@700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
<a href="#" class="neon-button">Neon</a>
</body>
</html>

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:root {
--clr-neon: rgb(165, 224, 16);
--clr-bg: hsl(323 21% 16%);
}
*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
min-height: 100vh;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: var(--clr-bg);
font-family: "Balsamiq Sans", cursive;
color: var(--clr-neon);
padding-right: 10rem;
}
.neon-button {
color: var(--clr-neon);
font-size: 4rem;
display: inline-block;
cursor: pointer;
text-decoration: none;
/* Using em here to make border responsive to text size */
border: var(--clr-neon) 0.125em solid;
/* Using em here to make padding responsive to text size */
padding: 0.25em 1em;
/* Using em here to make border-radius responsive to text size */
border-radius: 0.25em;
/* this starts to give it the glow, you could just go with
a shadow that is the same color, but better to mix it a little
! NOTE: IF YOU MISS that second % in the hsl it breaks it!!!
*/
text-shadow: 0 0 0.125em hsl(0 0% 100% / 0.3), 0 0 0.45em currentColor;
/* following makes the text backlit, better something else
note current color isn't needed, it is inherited */
/* box-shadow: 0 0 0.5em 0 currentColor; */
/* inset adds the shadow to the inside of the element */
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0.5em 0 var(--clr-neon), 0 0 0.5em 0 var(--clr-neon);
position: relative;
}
.neon-button::before {
position: absolute;
content: "";
pointer-events: none;
background-color: var(--clr-neon);
/* could use following or ...*/
/* top: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0; */
/* use this ... */
top: 120%;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
/* this shifts the effective camera perspective as if
its looking down along
translateZ would move it up or down, but isn't needed here -/+
scale reduces size */
transform: perspective(1em) rotateX(40deg) scale(1, 0.35);
/* makes it look more like a light is cast
play with the value till you find a look you like */
filter: blur(1.5em);
/* opacity to adjust intensity, boost opacity to make it glow
more on a hover */
opacity: 0.7;
}
.neon-button::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
box-shadow: 0 0 2em 0.5em var(--clr-neon);
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 100ms linear;
}
.neon-button:focus::before,
.neon-button:hover::before {
opacity: 1;
}
.neon-button:hover::after,
.neon-button:focus::after {
opacity: 1;
}
.neon-button:is(:hover, :focus) {
background-color: var(--clr-neon);
color: var(--clr-bg);
/* could also be unset */
text-shadow: none;
}
/* below was from the original file, I commented it out and typed while watching the video*/
/* .neon-button {
font-size: 4rem;
display: inline-block;
cursor: pointer;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--clr-neon);
border: var(--clr-neon) 0.125em solid;
padding: 0.25em 1em;
border-radius: 0.25em;
text-shadow: 0 0 0.125em rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3), 0 0 0.45em currentColor;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0.5em 0 var(--clr-neon), 0 0 0.5em 0 var(--clr-neon);
position: relative;
} */
/* .neon-button::before {
pointer-events: none;
content: "";
position: absolute;
background: var(--clr-neon);
top: 120%;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
transform: perspective(1em) rotateX(40deg) scale(1, 0.35);
filter: blur(1em);
opacity: 0.7;
} */
/* .neon-button::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
box-shadow: 0 0 2em 0.5em var(--clr-neon);
opacity: 0;
background-color: var(--clr-neon);
z-index: -1;
transition: opacity 100ms linear;
} */
/* .neon-button:hover,
.neon-button:focus {
color: var(--clr-bg);
text-shadow: none;
} */
/* .neon-button:hover::before,
.neon-button:focus::before {
opacity: 1;
} */
/*
.neon-button:hover::after,
.neon-button:focus::after {
opacity: 1;
} */