Discover the magic of JavaScript hero effects! With over 55 mesmerizing examples sourced from platforms like CodePen and GitHub, you’re in for a treat. These effects aren’t just eye candy; they’re super efficient for your JavaScript projects.
Imagine jazzing up your website with dynamic animations, smooth transitions, and captivating scroll-triggered effects. From parallax scrolling to interactive elements, the possibilities are endless.
But why are hero effects so crucial in web development? They elevate the user experience (UX) by adding flair and interactivity. Each example serves as a mini tutorial, teaching you valuable techniques for UI design and enhancing user engagement.
Developers, listen up! These hero effects examples aren’t just for show. They’re your secret weapon for staying ahead in JavaScript project development. Explore, experiment, and integrate these effects into your projects to create stunning websites that leave a lasting impression. Dive into the world of JavaScript hero effects and unleash your creativity!
1. Webpage Hero Header – Scroll Effects
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Webpage Hero header – scroll effects [Fork] by mike foskett (@2kool2)
on CodePen.
Author: mike foskett @2kool2
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 30, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
2. Hero SVG Animation
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Hero SVG animation by Danil Goncharenko (@Danil89)
on CodePen.
Author: Danil Goncharenko @Danil89
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: June 15, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS(Sass), JS
3. Animation Fox Hero Meteorites
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Animation Fox Hero Meteorites by Wikyware Net (@wikyware-net)
on CodePen.
Author: Wikyware Net @wikyware-net
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: July 8, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
4. Fork: Animated Circuitboard Hero With JavaScript Canvas
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????Fork: Animated Circuitboard Hero with JavaScript Canvas by Jeffrey Bennett ???? (@PickJBennett)
on CodePen.
Author: Jeffrey Bennett @PickJBennett
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 29, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
5. GreenSock Hero Image Tilt Animations
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GreenSock hero image tilt animations by Daniel Adusei (@danadusei)
on CodePen.
Author: Daniel Adusei @danadusei
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 14, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
6. GSAP ScrollTrigger – Pinned Section Animation
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GSAP ScrollTrigger – Pinned Section Animation by Ryan Mulligan (@hexagoncircle)
on CodePen.
Author: Ryan Mulligan @hexagoncircle
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 22, 2020
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS(SCSS), JS
7. Parallax Hero
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Parallax Hero by Michael Fangman (@michaelfangman)
on CodePen.
Author: Michael Fangman @michaelfangman
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 31, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
8. Lime Hero
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Lime Hero by Alain (@AlainBarrios)
on CodePen.
Author: Alain @AlainBarrios
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 4, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
9. Disney+ 3D Hero GSAP Animation
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Disney+ 3D Hero GSAP Animation by Pete Barr (@petebarr)
on CodePen.
Author: Pete Barr @petebarr
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 10, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS (SCSS), JS
10. Interactive Hero Banner Concept
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Interactive Hero Banner Concept by Kamol (@Sagwan)
on CodePen.
Author: Kamol @Sagwan
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 6, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
11. Neat Parallax Hero Effect
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Neat Parallax Hero Effect by magnificode (@magnificode)
on CodePen.
Author: magnificode @magnificode
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: September 22, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
12. When you can’t decide…
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When you can’t decide… by Paulina Hetman (@pehaa)
on CodePen.
Author: Paulina Hetman @pehaa
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 10, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS (Babel)
13. Slanted Hero
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Slanted Hero by Joshua Ward (@joshuaward)
on CodePen.
Author: Joshua Ward @joshuaward
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: October 4, 2019
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS(SCSS), JS
14. Animated Hero Header [SVG + GSAP]
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Animated Hero Header [SVG + GSAP] by Hugo Priet (@smoothdev35)
on CodePen.
Author: Hugo Priet @smoothdev35
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 8, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
15. Night On The Mountain
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Night on the mountain by Mikael Ainalem (@ainalem)
on CodePen.
Author: Mikael Ainalem @ainalem
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 13, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
16. Coming Soon Hero Section Pure Tailwind 6th
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Coming Soon Hero Section Pure Tailwind 6th by Componentity (@componentity)
on CodePen.
Author: Componentity @componentity
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: August 14, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS
17. Kalli Hero
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Kalli Hero by Mariusz Dabrowski (@MarioD)
on CodePen.
Author: Mariusz Dabrowski @MarioD
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: July 22, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS (Babel)
18. Hero
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CodePen Challenge: Hero by Jonathan Dempsey (@jonathanedempsey)
on CodePen.
Author: Jonathan Dempsey @jonathanedempsey
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 8, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
19. Webpage Hero Header – Scroll Effects
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Webpage Hero header – scroll effects by Eric Porter (@EricPorter)
on CodePen.
Author: Eric Porter @EricPorter
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: July 18, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
20. Skew Animation Hero/SVG With Scroll
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Skew animation hero/SVG with scroll by Nico van Zyl (@nicovanzyl)
on CodePen.
Author: Nico van Zyl @nicovanzyl
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 4, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
21. Laurence Archer
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Unused Hero by Laurence Archer (@weareindi)
on CodePen.
Author: Laurence Archer @weareindi
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 26, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS (Babel)
22. Huge Headers/Mega Menus
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Codepen Challenge: Huge Headers/Mega Menus by Sicontis (@Sicontis)
on CodePen.
Author: Sicontis @Sicontis
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 2, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
23. Hero Animation
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Hero animation by Nichola (@nichola-hudson)
on CodePen.
Author: Nichola @nichola-hudson
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 26, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS)
24. Hero effect–Magazine
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Hero effect–Magazine by Cameron Campbell (@cdcampbell26)
on CodePen.
Author: Cameron Campbell @cdcampbell26
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 5, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
25. Deep Hero Effect
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Deep Hero Effect by Luis Ramirez (@BeatDeer)
on CodePen.
Author: Luis Ramirez @BeatDeer
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 11, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
26. Proper Hero
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Proper Hero by Reech Studio (@ReechStudio)
on CodePen.
Author: Reech Studio @ReechStudio
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 16, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
27. Typed Animated Hero
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Typed Animated Hero by Josh Cummings (@joshcummingsdesign)
on CodePen.
Author: Josh Cummings @joshcummingsdesign
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 14, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
28. Hero Scroll Down Effect
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Hero Scroll Down Effect by Itika (@Satsangi_itika)
on CodePen.
Author: Itika @Satsangi_itika
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 12, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
29. Overwatch Main Menu
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Overwatch Main Menu by Mykel Ray (@KuroNoDev)
on CodePen.
Author: Mykel Ray @KuroNoDev
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 21, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
30. Product Landing Page: Pixel Skincare
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Product Landing Page: Pixel Skincare by Ann (@ann_)
on CodePen.
Author: Ann @ann_
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: October 15, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS
31. swipey grid – clearleft
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swipey grid – clearleft by Cassie Evans (@cassie-codes)
on CodePen.
Author: Cassie Evans @cassie-codes
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 22, 2021
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
32. Batman nav.
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Batman nav. by Srdjan Pajdic (@MightyShaban)
on CodePen.
Author: Srdjan Pajdic @MightyShaban
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 10, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
33. prtfolio
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prtfolio by Marco Dell’Anna (@plasm)
on CodePen.
Author: Marco Dell’Anna @plasm
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 15, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS(Sass), JS(Babel)
34. ScrollTop Demo
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ScrollTop Demo by GRAY GHOST (@grayghostvisuals)
on CodePen.
Author: gray ghost
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: October 12, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
35. Portfolio Home Page
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Portfolio Home Page by Joseph Victory (@j-w-v)
on CodePen.
Author: Joseph Victory @j-w-v
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 26, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
36. Sticky nav after scrolling past the hero section
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Sticky nav after scrolling past the hero section by Stacey Lane (@stacigh)
on CodePen.
Author: Stacey Lane @stacigh
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 6, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
37. Solid animation
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Solid animation by Pasquale Vitiello (@pasqualevitiello)
on CodePen.
Author: Pasquale Vitiello @pasqualevitiello
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 15, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
38. Responsive hero image text
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Responsive hero image text by Nathan Schmidt (@mrnathan8)
on CodePen.
Author: Nathan Schmidt @mrnathan8
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 13, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS
39. The Great Fall
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The Great Fall by CJ Gammon (@cjgammon)
on CodePen.
Author: CJ Gammon @cjgammon
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 7, 2013
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
40. Smooth Scrolling with jQuery
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Smooth Scrolling with jQuery by Kevin (@kevinpowell)
on CodePen.
Author: Kevin @kevinpowell
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 3, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
41. Photography page concept
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Photography page concept by Ivan Grozdic (@ig_design)
on CodePen.
Author: Ivan Grozdic @ig_design
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 31, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
42. Fork it! – Navigation & Sub-navigation
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Fork it! – Navigation & Sub-navigation #codepenchallenge by Hussard (@hussard)
on CodePen.
Author: Hussard @hussard
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: August 15, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
43. Apple AirPods Pro Animation (final demo)
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Apple AirPods Pro Animation (final demo) by Jurn (@j-v-w)
on CodePen.
Author: Jurn @j-v-w
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: April 12, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
44. Sticky Slider Navigation (Responsive)
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Sticky Slider Navigation (Responsive) by Ettrics (@ettrics)
on CodePen.
Author: Ettrics @ettrics
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: January 5, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
45. Responsive sticky header navigation
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Responsive sticky header navigation by MarcLibunao (@MarcRay)
on CodePen.
Author: MarcLibunao @MarcRay
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: June 8, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
46. Multi-layered Parallax Illustration
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Multi-layered Parallax Illustration by Patrick Westwood (@patrickwestwood)
on CodePen.
Author: Patrick Westwood @patrickwestwood
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 28, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS(CoffeeScript)
47. Comic book style layout with CSS Grid
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Comic book style layout with CSS Grid by Aysha Anggraini (@rrenula)
on CodePen.
Author: Aysha Anggraini @rrenula
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: September 30, 2017
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS)
48. Tesla hero slider
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Tesla hero slider by 10Clouds (@10clouds)
on CodePen.
Author: 10Clouds @10clouds
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 9, 2018
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS(SCSS), JS(Babel)
49. Recreating “Motion Study” by Mauricio Vio
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Recreating “Motion Study” by Mauricio Vio by Jacob Foster (@Alca)
on CodePen.
Author: Jacob Foster @Alca
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: February 28, 2028
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS(SCSS), JS
50. Fold-away hero
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Fold-away hero by Jeppe Stougaard (@jstougaard)
on CodePen.
Author: Jeppe Stougaard @jstougaard
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: March 3, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
51. GSAP Image Tilt Effect on Hover with Image Layers
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GSAP Image Tilt Effect on Hover with Image Layers by jim (@jimthornton)
on CodePen.
Author: jim @jimthornton
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: July 8, 2016
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
52. Angled Parallax Hero
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Angled Parallax Hero by magnificode (@magnificode)
on CodePen.
Author: magnificode @magnificode
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 20, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
53. Responsive Hero Section with Navigation Menu
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Responsive Hero Section with Navigation Menu by Syahrizal (@syrizaldev)
on CodePen.
Author: Syahrizal @syrizaldev
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: July 16, 2022
Made with: HTML, CSS(SCSS), JS
54. Travel Hero
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Travel Hero by Nathan Taylor (@nathantaylor)
on CodePen.
Author: Nathan Taylor @nathantaylor
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: December 29, 2017
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS(SCSS), JS(Babel)
55. Zoom Hero Image On Scroll
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Zoom Hero Image On Scroll by Jason D’Oyley (@jdfd)
on CodePen.
Author: Jason D’Oyley @jdfd
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: November 13, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS, JS
56. Animated Hero Background
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Animated Hero Background by Dinesh Balaji (@sidthesloth92)
on CodePen.
Author: Dinesh Balaji @sidthesloth92
Links: Source Code / Demo
Created on: May 22, 2016
Made with: HTML(Pug), CSS(SCSS), JS