15 CSS Background Animations 13 / 15
Retro Cyberpunk Grid / Synthwave Horizon
A neon 3D grid floor recedes toward the horizon using perspective + rotateX, scrolling infinitely beneath a scanline-cut sunset sun.
The code
<div class="bga-13">
<div class="bga-13__scene">
<div class="bga-13__sun"></div>
<div class="bga-13__grid"></div>
</div>
</div> <div class="bga-13">
<div class="bga-13__scene">
<div class="bga-13__sun"></div>
<div class="bga-13__grid"></div>
</div>
</div>.bga-13, .bga-13 *, .bga-13 *::before, .bga-13 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.bga-13 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: stretch;
}
.bga-13__scene {
width: 100%;
min-height: 460px;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d0221 0%, #2a0a4a 45%, #51087e 60%, #ff2e88 100%);
perspective: 380px;
}
/* Sun on the horizon */
.bga-13__sun {
position: absolute;
top: 38%; left: 50%;
width: 300px; height: 300px;
margin-left: -150px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffe94e 0%, #ff7ac6 55%, #ff2e88 100%);
box-shadow: 0 0 80px rgba(255,46,136,0.7);
z-index: 1;
}
/* Scanline gaps cut into the sun */
.bga-13__sun::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
border-radius: 50%;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
transparent 0 10px,
rgba(13,2,33,0.9) 10px 14px
);
-webkit-mask: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 45%, #000 45%);
mask: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 45%, #000 45%);
}
/* The receding 3D grid floor */
.bga-13__grid {
position: absolute;
bottom: 0; left: -50%;
width: 200%;
height: 70%;
transform: rotateX(78deg);
transform-origin: bottom center;
background-image:
linear-gradient(rgba(0,255,255,0.6) 2px, transparent 2px),
linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,46,200,0.6) 2px, transparent 2px);
background-size: 60px 60px;
animation: bga-13-scroll 1.2s linear infinite;
}
/* Glow fade toward the horizon */
.bga-13__grid::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d0221 0%, transparent 40%);
}
@keyframes bga-13-scroll {
from { background-position: 0 0; }
to { background-position: 0 60px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.bga-13__grid {
animation: none !important;
}
} .bga-13, .bga-13 *, .bga-13 *::before, .bga-13 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.bga-13 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: stretch;
}
.bga-13__scene {
width: 100%;
min-height: 460px;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d0221 0%, #2a0a4a 45%, #51087e 60%, #ff2e88 100%);
perspective: 380px;
}
/* Sun on the horizon */
.bga-13__sun {
position: absolute;
top: 38%; left: 50%;
width: 300px; height: 300px;
margin-left: -150px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffe94e 0%, #ff7ac6 55%, #ff2e88 100%);
box-shadow: 0 0 80px rgba(255,46,136,0.7);
z-index: 1;
}
/* Scanline gaps cut into the sun */
.bga-13__sun::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
border-radius: 50%;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
transparent 0 10px,
rgba(13,2,33,0.9) 10px 14px
);
-webkit-mask: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 45%, #000 45%);
mask: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 45%, #000 45%);
}
/* The receding 3D grid floor */
.bga-13__grid {
position: absolute;
bottom: 0; left: -50%;
width: 200%;
height: 70%;
transform: rotateX(78deg);
transform-origin: bottom center;
background-image:
linear-gradient(rgba(0,255,255,0.6) 2px, transparent 2px),
linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,46,200,0.6) 2px, transparent 2px);
background-size: 60px 60px;
animation: bga-13-scroll 1.2s linear infinite;
}
/* Glow fade toward the horizon */
.bga-13__grid::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d0221 0%, transparent 40%);
}
@keyframes bga-13-scroll {
from { background-position: 0 0; }
to { background-position: 0 60px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.bga-13__grid {
animation: none !important;
}
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