@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');

body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background-color: var(--darkBlue)
}
* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}

:root {
  --darkBlue: #252839;
  --cream: #ffe4c4;
  --emerald: #40755e;
  --gold: #956d3c;
  --bronze: #634625;
}
ul {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 30px;
}
li {
  position: relative;
  list-style: none;
}
a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 4em;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  line-height: 1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.5)
}
a:before {
  content: attr(data-text);
  position: absolute;
  color: #00ade1;
  border-right: 8px solid #00ade1;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px #00ade1;
  width: 0%;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: 1s;
}
a:hover:before {
  width: 100%;
}