HTML
<div class="read-stage">
<div class="read-stack">
<div class="read-badge" style="--read-progress: 0%">
<span class="read-icon">⌛</span>
<div class="read-main">
<div class="read-duration">2 min</div>
<div class="read-label">reading time</div>
</div>
<div class="read-divider"></div>
<div class="read-status read-status-unread"><span class="read-dot"></span>Not started</div>
</div>
<div class="read-badge" style="--read-progress: 55%">
<span class="read-icon">⌛</span>
<div class="read-main">
<div class="read-duration">7 min</div>
<div class="read-label">reading time</div>
</div>
<div class="read-divider"></div>
<div class="read-status read-status-progress"><span class="read-dot"></span>In progress</div>
</div>
<div class="read-badge" style="--read-progress: 100%">
<span class="read-icon">⌛</span>
<div class="read-main">
<div class="read-duration">14 min</div>
<div class="read-label">reading time</div>
</div>
<div class="read-divider"></div>
<div class="read-status read-status-done"><span class="read-dot"></span>Finished</div>
</div>
<div class="read-hint">↑ hover any badge to complete it</div>
</div>
</div> CSS
.read-stage {
background: #fafaf7;
padding: 60px 48px;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
min-height: 360px;
}
.read-stack {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 20px;
align-items: flex-start;
}
.read-badge {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
padding: 10px 16px 10px 12px;
border: 1.5px solid #1a1612;
font-family: system-ui, "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
cursor: default;
}
.read-badge::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
height: 2px;
background: #1a1612;
width: var(--read-progress, 0%);
transition: width 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}
.read-badge:hover::after { width: 100% !important; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.read-badge::after { transition: none; }
}
.read-icon {
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.read-main {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 2px;
}
.read-duration {
font-size: 17px;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: -0.01em;
color: #1a1612;
line-height: 1;
}
.read-label {
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #4a4239;
line-height: 1;
}
.read-divider {
width: 1px;
height: 28px;
background: #cfc6b1;
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.read-status {
font-size: 11px;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
text-transform: uppercase;
white-space: nowrap;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.read-dot {
display: inline-block;
width: 6px;
height: 6px;
border-radius: 50%;
background: currentColor;
vertical-align: middle;
margin-right: 4px;
margin-bottom: 1px;
}
.read-status-done { color: #1d8f4a; }
.read-status-progress { color: #b8442d; }
.read-status-unread { color: #aaa; }
.read-hint {
font-family: system-ui, "Bricolage Grotesque", sans-serif;
font-size: 9px;
letter-spacing: 0.3em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #bbb;
text-align: center;
margin-top: 8px;
}