<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <a href="#" class="hvr-underline-from-center">Underline From Center</a> </div> </div>

[class^="hvr-"] { margin: .4em; padding: 1em; cursor: pointer; background: #e1e1e1; text-decoration: none; color: #666; text-decoration:none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; } .hvr-underline-from-center { display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0); transform: perspective(1px) translateZ(0); box-shadow: 0 0 1px transparent; position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .hvr-underline-from-center:before { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1; left: 50%; right: 50%; bottom: 0; background: #2098D1; height: 4px; -webkit-transition-property: left, right; transition-property: left, right; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-duration: 0.3s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-out; transition-timing-function: ease-out; } .hvr-underline-from-center:before { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1; left: 80%; right: 20%; background: #2098D1; height: 4px; -webkit-transition-property: left, right; transition-property: left, right; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.3s; transition-duration: 0.3s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-out; transition-timing-function: ease-out; } .hvr-underline-from-center:hover:before, .hvr-underline-from-center:focus:before, .hvr-underline-from-center:active:before { left: 0; right: 0; }