Create a beautiful Happy Birthday animation using HTML, CSS & JavaScript ๐
In this tutorial, youโll learn how to design an interactive birthday greeting card with animations, colorful text, and smooth effects using pure frontend technologies.
This project is perfect for:
- Beginners learning HTML, CSS & JavaScript
- Web developers who want to build creative UI projects
- Creating a digital birthday card for friends & family
โจ Features Covered:
- Animated birthday text
- CSS effects & transitions
- JavaScript interactions
- Responsive design
- Clean & beginner-friendly code
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HTML:
Create a HTMLย file and add the following code:
<div class="container">
<div class="text" data-splitting="">Happy Birthday, <br />Full Name!</div>
<div class="presents">
<div class="present orange">
<div class="lid"></div>
<div class="box"></div>
<div class="bow"></div>
<div class="ribbon"></div>
</div>
<div class="present blue">
<div class="lid"></div>
<div class="box"></div>
<div class="bow"></div>
<div class="ribbon"></div>
</div>
<div class="present green">
<div class="lid"></div>
<div class="box"></div>
<div class="bow"></div>
<div class="ribbon"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS:
Create a CSSย file and add the following code:
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fredoka+One&display=swap');
body {
background: #34e1ff;
font-family: 'Fredoka One', cursive;
overflow-x: hidden;
}
.container {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.text {
min-width: 100%;
text-align: center;
color: white;
text-shadow: 1px 1px #2c3a49;
font-size: 3em;
}
.text .char {
animation: slide-in 1s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.5, 1) both;
animation-delay: calc(60ms * var(--char-index));
}
@keyframes slide-in {
from {
transform: translateY(-1em) rotate(-0.5turn) scale(0.5);
opacity: 0;
}
}
.presents {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: flex-end;
height: 200px;
}
.green {
position: relative;
left: -20px;
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
z-index: 1;
}
.green:hover {
animation: 0.5s green;
}
.green .lid {
background: #3ddc81;
}
.green .box {
background-image: radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 20%), radial-gradient(#fff 20%, transparent 20%);
background-color: #3ddc81;
}
.green .ribbon {
background: #f75d4c;
}
.green .ribbon::before {
top: 21%;
}
.green .bow {
background: #f75d4c;
}
.green .bow::before, .green .bow::after {
background: #f75d4c;
}
@keyframes green {
0% {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
}
30% {
width: calc(100px + 10px);
height: calc(100px - 10px);
}
60% {
width: calc(100px - 10px);
height: calc(100px + 10px);
}
100% {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
}
}
.orange {
position: relative;
left: 20px;
width: 130px;
height: 120px;
z-index: 10;
}
.orange:hover {
animation: 0.5s orange;
}
.orange .lid {
background: #ffa726;
}
.orange .box {
background-image: radial-gradient(#2c3a49 20%, transparent 20%), radial-gradient(#2c3a49 20%, transparent 20%);
background-color: #ffa726;
}
.orange .ribbon {
background: #f75d4c;
}
.orange .ribbon::before {
top: 21%;
}
.orange .bow {
background: #f75d4c;
}
.orange .bow::before, .orange .bow::after {
background: #f75d4c;
}
@keyframes orange {
0% {
width: 130px;
height: 120px;
}
30% {
width: calc(130px + 10px);
height: calc(120px - 10px);
}
60% {
width: calc(130px - 10px);
height: calc(120px + 10px);
}
100% {
width: 130px;
height: 120px;
}
}
.blue {
position: relative;
left: 0;
width: 120px;
height: 160px;
z-index: 0;
}
.blue:hover {
animation: 0.5s blue;
}
.blue .lid {
background: #1bb5fe;
}
.blue .box {
background-image: radial-gradient(transparent 20%, transparent 20%), radial-gradient(transparent 20%, transparent 20%);
background-color: #1bb5fe;
}
.blue .ribbon {
background: #3ddc81;
}
.blue .ribbon::before {
top: 21%;
}
.blue .bow {
background: #3ddc81;
}
.blue .bow::before, .blue .bow::after {
background: #3ddc81;
}
@keyframes blue {
0% {
width: 120px;
height: 160px;
}
30% {
width: calc(120px + 10px);
height: calc(160px - 10px);
}
60% {
width: calc(120px - 10px);
height: calc(160px + 10px);
}
100% {
width: 120px;
height: 160px;
}
}
.present {
position: relative;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
cursor: pointer;
}
.present .lid {
height: 20%;
width: calc(100% + 10px);
border: 4px solid #2c3a49;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 2px 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, .5), 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);
}
.present .box {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-position: 0 0, 20px 20px;
background-size: 40px 40px;
border: 4px solid #2c3a49;
border-top: 0;
border-bottom-left-radius: 5px;
border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset -10px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3), 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);
}
.present .ribbon {
position: absolute;
top: -3px;
width: 30px;
height: calc(100% - 5px);
border: 4px solid #2c3a49;
border-radius: 5px;
box-shadow: inset 2px 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
}
.present .ribbon::before {
display: block;
content: '';
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 5px;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
}
.present .bow {
position: absolute;
top: -20px;
width: 20px;
height: 20px;
border: 4px solid #2c3a49;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow: inset 2px 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, .5), inset -2px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
}
.present .bow::before, .present .bow::after {
display: block;
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: -10px;
width: 30px;
height: 30px;
border: 4px solid #2c3a49;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow: inset 2px 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, .5), inset -2px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
z-index: -1;
}
.present .bow::before {
left: 15px;
}
.present .bow::after {
right: 15px;
}
JavaScript:
Create a JSย file and add the following code:
document.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
bursty(event.pageX, event.pageY);
});
setInterval(() => randomizedConfetti(), 500);
function bursty(x, y) {
const burst = new mojs.Burst({
left: 0,
top: 0,
radius: { 0: 200 },
count: 20,
degree: 360,
children: {
fill: { white: "#34E1FF" },
duration: 2000
}
}).tune({
x: x,
y: y
});
burst.replay();
}
function randomizedConfetti() {
let randomX = Math.floor(Math.random() * (document.body.clientWidth-100) + 0);
let randomY = Math.floor(Math.random() * (window.innerHeight-200) + 0);
const burst = new mojs.Burst({
left: 0,
top: 0,
radius: { 0: 200 },
count: 20,
degree: 360,
children: {
fill: { white: "#34E1FF" },
duration: 2000
}
}).tune({
x: randomX,
y: randomY
});
burst.replay();
}
Splitting();
Scripts:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/splitting/dist/splitting.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/splitting/dist/splitting-cells.css">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/mojs/0.288.1/mo.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/mojs-player/0.43.15/mojs-player.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/splitting/dist/splitting.min.js"></script>
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