Animated Underline

An underline that draws from left to right on hover. Clean alternative to default text-decoration. Change direction by using right: 0 instead of left: 0.

.animated-underline {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.animated-underline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -2px;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: #8b5cf6;
  transition: width 0.3s ease;
}
.animated-underline:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}