HTML
<div class="menu">
<a href="#" class="menu__link menu__link--active">
Home
<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 152.9 43.4" style="enable-background:new 0 0 152.9 43.4;" xml:space="preserve">
<path d="M151.9,13.6c0,0,3.3-9.5-85-8.3c-97,1.3-58.3,29-58.3,29s9.7,8.1,69.7,8.1c68.3,0,69.3-23.1,69.3-23.1 s1.7-10.5-14.7-18.4"/>
</svg>
</a><br>
<a href="#" class="menu__link">
About
<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 152.9 43.4" style="enable-background:new 0 0 152.9 43.4;" xml:space="preserve">
<path d="M151.9,13.6c0,0,3.3-9.5-85-8.3c-97,1.3-58.3,29-58.3,29s9.7,8.1,69.7,8.1c68.3,0,69.3-23.1,69.3-23.1 s1.7-10.5-14.7-18.4"/>
</svg>
</a><br>
<a href="#" class="menu__link">
Projects
<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 152.9 43.4" style="enable-background:new 0 0 152.9 43.4;" xml:space="preserve">
<path d="M151.9,13.6c0,0,3.3-9.5-85-8.3c-97,1.3-58.3,29-58.3,29s9.7,8.1,69.7,8.1c68.3,0,69.3-23.1,69.3-23.1 s1.7-10.5-14.7-18.4"/>
</svg>
</a><br>
<a href="#" class="menu__link">
Contact
<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 152.9 43.4" style="enable-background:new 0 0 152.9 43.4;" xml:space="preserve">
<path d="M151.9,13.6c0,0,3.3-9.5-85-8.3c-97,1.3-58.3,29-58.3,29s9.7,8.1,69.7,8.1c68.3,0,69.3-23.1,69.3-23.1 s1.7-10.5-14.7-18.4"/>
</svg>
</a>
</div>
CSS
html,
body {
background: #a9e1fa;
height: 100%;
}
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
.menu {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
text-align: center;
}
.menu__link {
display: inline-block;
color: #2d6c90;
text-decoration: none;
position: relative;
padding: 14px 0;
font-family: 'Muli', sans-serif;
font-weight: 300;
font-size: 22px;
line-height: 1;
letter-spacing: 0.040em;
}
.menu__link svg {
fill: none;
stroke: #70aec9;
stroke-width: 2;
stroke-miterlimit: 10;
stroke-dasharray: 338;
stroke-dashoffset: 338;
stroke-linecap: round;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
width: calc(100% + 60px);
opacity: 0;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
transition: stroke-dashoffset 0s 0.2s, opacity 0.2s;
z-index: -1;
}
.menu__link--active svg {
stroke: #ff4c4c;
}
.menu__link--active svg,
.menu__link:hover svg {
stroke-dashoffset: 0;
opacity: 1;
transition: opacity 0s, stroke-dashoffset 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1);
}