Custom Link Shape and Animation with Clip-Path [duplicate] - html

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I have recently been learning about the magical properties of clip-path in CSS, but I ran into a problem when trying to create a custom image link. I have been unable to get the actual shape to be a clickable link.
When I try and place an <a> within the clipped div, the shape itself will not be clickable - even if I set it to the same dimensions as it's parent div. This is my reference site for the linkable clip-path ( https://css-tricks.com/the-many-ways-to-link-up-shapes-and-images-with-html-and-css/ ).
I am wondering if it's not able to be a link since it has an animation upon mouse hover? Here is my code snippet.
/* Styles the link */
#inner-link {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
}
/* Styles the parent container */
#button-container {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
margin: 10%;
background-color: #ed991c;
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%);
}
#button-container:hover {
animation: arrow 0.5s forwards;
}
/* animation from triangle to arrow */
#keyframes arrow {
0% {
clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%);
background-color: #ed991c;
}
100% {
clip-path: polygon(30% 0%, 100% 50%, 30% 100%, 30% 75%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%, 30% 25%);
background-color: #edd11c;
}
}
<div id="button-container">
<a id="inner-link" href="https://www.target.com/"><a>
</div>

Answer 1

a tag is an inline element, and inline elements don't have heights or widths.
A quick fix would be to add display: block or display: inline-block to your #inner-link.
#inner-link {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
display: block;
}
#inner-link {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
display: block;
}
/* Styles the parent container */
#button-container {
width: 200px;
height: 200px;
margin: 10%;
background-color: #ed991c;
clip-path: polygon( 50% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%);
}
#button-container:hover {
animation: arrow 0.5s forwards;
}
/* animation from triangle to arrow */
#keyframes arrow {
0% {
clip-path: polygon( 50% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%, 0% 100%);
background-color: #ed991c;
}
100% {
clip-path: polygon( 30% 0%, 100% 50%, 30% 100%, 30% 75%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%, 30% 25%);
background-color: #edd11c;
}
}
<div id="button-container">
<a id="inner-link" href="https://www.target.com/"></a>
</div>