@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900&display=swap');

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}

:root {
  --darkBlue: #19313e;
  --cream: #ffe4c4;
  --emerald: #40755e;
  --gold: #956d3c;
  --bronze: #634625;
}
section {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #222;
}
li {
  list-style: none;
}
a {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 4em;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: 0.5s;
  transition-delay: 0.3s;
}
a:hover {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  transition-delay: 0s;
}
a::before {
  content: attr(data-text);
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  color: #3bffa7;
  font-size: .35em;
  letter-spacing: 40px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px #3bffe8;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: 0.5s;
  opacity: 0;
}
li:hover a:before {
  opacity: 1;
  letter-spacing: 6px;
  transition-delay: 0.3s;
}