Creates a shadow box around the text when it is hovered.

<p class="hover-shadow-box-animation">Box it!</p>

.hover-shadow-box-animation {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
  transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0);
  box-shadow: 0 0 1px transparent;
  margin: 10px;
  transition-duration: 0.3s;
  transition-property: box-shadow, transform;
}
.hover-shadow-box-animation:hover,
.hover-shadow-box-animation:focus,
.hover-shadow-box-animation:active {
  box-shadow: 1px 10px 10px -10px rgba(0, 0, 24, 0.5);
  transform: scale(1.2);
}

Explanation

1. display: inline-block to set width and length for p element thus making it an inline-block.
2. Set transform: perspective(1px) to give element a 3D space by affecting the distance between the Z plane and the user and translate(0) to reposition the p element along z-axis in 3D space.
3. box-shadow: to set up the box.
4. transparent to make box transparent.
5. transition-property to enable transitions for both box-shadow and transform.
6. :hover to activate whole css when hovering is done until active.
7. transform: scale(1.2) to change the scale, magnifying the text.

Browser Support

• https://caniuse.com/#feat=transforms3d
• https://caniuse.com/#feat=css-transitions