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Scanline
A retro CRT terminal card with phosphor-green text, static scanlines, a sweeping refresh beam, and a blinking cursor.
Best forcybersecurity, retro-tech, archival, or developer products that lean into a vintage-computing identity.
The code
<div class="card-14">
<article class="card-14__card">
<div class="card-14__inner">
<span class="card-14__head">> SYSTEM/READY_</span>
<h2 class="card-14__title">VAULT<br>OS 9<span class="card-14__cursor"> </span></h2>
<p class="card-14__desc">Cold-storage terminal for archival data. Phosphor-green display, zero network exposure.</p>
<div class="card-14__stat">
<span>UPTIME 4096d</span>
<span>MEM 64K OK</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-14__lines"></div>
<div class="card-14__beam"></div>
</article>
</div> <div class="card-14">
<article class="card-14__card">
<div class="card-14__inner">
<span class="card-14__head">> SYSTEM/READY_</span>
<h2 class="card-14__title">VAULT<br>OS 9<span class="card-14__cursor"> </span></h2>
<p class="card-14__desc">Cold-storage terminal for archival data. Phosphor-green display, zero network exposure.</p>
<div class="card-14__stat">
<span>UPTIME 4096d</span>
<span>MEM 64K OK</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-14__lines"></div>
<div class="card-14__beam"></div>
</article>
</div>@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=VT323&family=Share+Tech+Mono&display=swap');
.card-14, .card-14 *, .card-14 *::before, .card-14 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.card-14 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: #04110a;
font-family: 'Share Tech Mono', monospace;
padding: 2rem;
}
.card-14__card {
position: relative;
width: 340px;
height: 430px;
border-radius: 10px;
background: #021006;
cursor: pointer;
overflow: hidden;
border: 1px solid #0c5;
box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(0,255,120,0.12), inset 0 0 30px rgba(0,255,120,0.05);
}
.card-14__inner {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
height: 100%;
padding: 2.2rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
color: #38ff8e;
text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(56,255,142,0.6);
}
.card-14__head {
font-size: 0.8rem;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.card-14__title {
font-family: 'VT323', monospace;
font-size: 3.4rem;
line-height: 0.95;
}
.card-14__cursor {
display: inline-block;
width: 0.6ch;
background: #38ff8e;
animation: card-14-blink 1s steps(1) infinite;
}
@keyframes card-14-blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
.card-14__desc {
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.6;
opacity: 0.85;
}
.card-14__stat {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: 0.75rem;
border-top: 1px dashed rgba(56,255,142,0.4);
padding-top: 0.8rem;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.card-14__lines {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 2;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(0,0,0,0.25) 0 1px,
transparent 1px 3px
);
pointer-events: none;
}
.card-14__beam {
position: absolute;
left: 0; right: 0;
height: 80px;
top: -80px;
z-index: 3;
background: linear-gradient(
to bottom,
transparent,
rgba(56,255,142,0.18) 50%,
transparent
);
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.card-14__card:hover .card-14__beam {
opacity: 1;
animation: card-14-sweep 2s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes card-14-sweep {
0% { top: -80px; }
100% { top: 100%; }
}
.card-14__card::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 4;
pointer-events: none;
background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 60%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.card-14__cursor,
.card-14__beam {
animation: none !important;
}
} @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=VT323&family=Share+Tech+Mono&display=swap');
.card-14, .card-14 *, .card-14 *::before, .card-14 *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.card-14 {
min-height: 460px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: #04110a;
font-family: 'Share Tech Mono', monospace;
padding: 2rem;
}
.card-14__card {
position: relative;
width: 340px;
height: 430px;
border-radius: 10px;
background: #021006;
cursor: pointer;
overflow: hidden;
border: 1px solid #0c5;
box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(0,255,120,0.12), inset 0 0 30px rgba(0,255,120,0.05);
}
.card-14__inner {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
height: 100%;
padding: 2.2rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
color: #38ff8e;
text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(56,255,142,0.6);
}
.card-14__head {
font-size: 0.8rem;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.card-14__title {
font-family: 'VT323', monospace;
font-size: 3.4rem;
line-height: 0.95;
}
.card-14__cursor {
display: inline-block;
width: 0.6ch;
background: #38ff8e;
animation: card-14-blink 1s steps(1) infinite;
}
@keyframes card-14-blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
.card-14__desc {
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.6;
opacity: 0.85;
}
.card-14__stat {
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
font-size: 0.75rem;
border-top: 1px dashed rgba(56,255,142,0.4);
padding-top: 0.8rem;
opacity: 0.7;
}
.card-14__lines {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 2;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(0,0,0,0.25) 0 1px,
transparent 1px 3px
);
pointer-events: none;
}
.card-14__beam {
position: absolute;
left: 0; right: 0;
height: 80px;
top: -80px;
z-index: 3;
background: linear-gradient(
to bottom,
transparent,
rgba(56,255,142,0.18) 50%,
transparent
);
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.card-14__card:hover .card-14__beam {
opacity: 1;
animation: card-14-sweep 2s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes card-14-sweep {
0% { top: -80px; }
100% { top: 100%; }
}
.card-14__card::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 4;
pointer-events: none;
background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 60%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.card-14__cursor,
.card-14__beam {
animation: none !important;
}
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