I'd like to simulate a "scan" light that will reveal words in a box, this is my code by now:
const e = document.getElementsByClassName('scan')[0];
document.onmousemove = function(event){
e.style.left = `${event.clientX}px`;
};
*{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
html, body{
width: 100%;
min-height: 100vh;
overflow-x: hidden;
display: flex;
}
.banner{
width: 100vw;
height: 100vh;
display: flex;
flex-grow: 1;
flex-direction: row;
align-items: center;
background-color: #031321;
}
.banner .scan{
width: 7px;
height: 80%;
position: absolute;
left: 30px;
z-index: 3;
transition: left 50ms ease-out 0s;
border-radius: 15px;
background-color: #fff;
box-shadow:
0 0 15px 5px #fff, /* inner white */
0 0 35px 15px #008cff, /* inner blue */
0 0 350px 20px #0ff; /* outer cyan */
}
.banner .description{
width: 100%;
color: white;
font-size: 3em;
text-align: center;
-webkit-user-select: none;
-ms-user-select: none;
user-select: none;
}
<div class="banner">
<div class="scan"></div>
<div class="description">
Just trying something
</div>
</div>
The idea is the show the words in the .description
div according to the scan light position. If possible I'd like to use CSS only to make this effect, and use JavaScript only to move the scan (which will further become a CSS animation). I tried to use some pseudo elements, but it didn't work well. Here's an example of how this animation should work.