CSS TEXT HOVER

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>CSS Text Fill From Hover Direction</title>

      <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>

<body>

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Staatliches&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

<div class="main">
  <a href=""></a>
  <a href=""></a>
  <a href=""></a>
  <a href=""></a>
  <span class="text" data-text="WEBDEV">WEBDEV</span>
</div>

</body>
</html>

CSS


* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100vh;
  background-color: #f3f3f3;
}

.main {
  --color-of-text: #f05855;
  position: relative;
}
.main a {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}
.main a:nth-child(1) {
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 50% 50%);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 50% 50%);
}
.main a:nth-child(2) {
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 100%, 50% 50%);
  clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 100% 100%, 50% 50%);
}
.main a:nth-child(3) {
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 50% 50%, 100% 100%);
  clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 50% 50%, 100% 100%);
}
.main a:nth-child(4) {
  -webkit-clip-path: polygon(0 0, 50% 50%, 0 100%);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 50% 50%, 0 100%);
}
.main a:hover {
  -webkit-clip-path: none;
  clip-path: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.main a:nth-child(1):hover ~ .text:before {
  --from: circle(0% at 50% 0%);
  --to: circle(150% at 0% 50%);
  -webkit-animation: textani 1s forwards;
          animation: textani 1s forwards;
}

.main a:nth-child(2):hover ~ .text:before {
  --from: circle(0% at 150% 50%);
  --to: circle(100% at 50% 50%);
  -webkit-animation: textani 1s forwards;
          animation: textani 1s forwards;
}

.main a:nth-child(3):hover ~ .text:before {
  --from: circle(0% at 50% 100%);
  --to: circle(150% at 0% 50%);
  -webkit-animation: textani 1s forwards;
          animation: textani 1s forwards;
}

.main a:nth-child(4):hover ~ .text:before {
  --from: circle(0% at 0% 50%);
  --to: circle(150% at 0% 50%);
  -webkit-animation: textani 1s forwards;
          animation: textani 1s forwards;
}
.text {
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--color-of-text);
  text-stroke: 1px var(--color-of-text);
  font-size: 350pt;
  font-family: 'Staatliches', cursive;
}
.text:before {
  content: attr(data-text);
  position: absolute;
}

@keyframes textani {
  0% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--from);
            clip-path: var(--from);
  }
  100% {
    -webkit-clip-path: var(--to);
            clip-path: var(--to);
    color: var(--color-of-text);
  }
}