body { margin: 0; height: 100vh; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background-color: teal; } :root { font-size: 10px; } nav ul { padding: 0; list-style-type: none; } nav li { width: 20rem; height: 7rem; font-size: 20px; text-align: center; line-height: 7rem; font-family: sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; position: relative; transition: 0.3s; margin: 3rem; } nav li::before, nav li::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: inherit; height: inherit; top: 0; left: 0; transition: 0.3s; } nav li::before { background-color: white; z-index: -1; box-shadow: 0.2rem 0.2rem 0.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } nav li::after { background-color: black; transform: translate(1.5rem, 1.5rem); z-index: -2; } nav li:hover { transform: translate(1.5rem, 1.5rem); color: white; } nav li:hover::before { background-color: black; } nav li:hover::after { background-color: white; transform: translate(-1.5rem, -1.5rem); }