Smooth Fan Out Cards Animation | HTML, CSS & JavaScript

<div class="cards">
    <div class="card">
        <span class="number">01</span>
        <div class="content">
            <h2>Creative</h2>
            <p>
                Build beautiful and creative
                digital experiences.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>

<div class="card">
        <span class="number">02</span>
        <div class="content">
            <h2>Design</h2>
            <p>
                Modern interfaces with
                smooth interactions.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>

<div class="card">
        <span class="number">03</span>
        <div class="content">
            <h2>Explore</h2>
            <p>
                Discover new ideas and
                interactive experiences.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>

<div class="card">
        <span class="number">04</span>
        <div class="content">
            <h2>Develop</h2>
            <p>
                Turn ideas into powerful
                web experiences.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>

<div class="card">
        <span class="number">05</span>
        <div class="content">
            <h2>Launch</h2>
            <p>
                Create, launch and grow
                your next project.
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
	scale:0.8;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at center,
        #30305c 0%,
        #11111f 45%,
        #07070d 100%);

font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* =========================
   CARD AREA
========================= */

.cards {
    position: relative;

width: 300px;
    height: 400px;

perspective: 1400px;

transform-style: preserve-3d;
}

/* =========================
   CARD
========================= */

.card {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%; top: 50%;
    width: 240px; height: 340px;
    margin-left: -120px;
    margin-top: -170px;
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 25px; display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end; color: white;
    transform-origin: 50% 100%;
    transition:
        transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
        box-shadow 0.6s ease, filter 0.6s ease;
    box-shadow:
        0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
    overflow: hidden; cursor: pointer;
    will-change: transform;
}

/* =========================
   LIGHT EFFECT
========================= */

.card::before {
    content: "";

position: absolute;

inset: 0;

background:
        linear-gradient(
            135deg,
            rgba(255,255,255,0.28),
            transparent 35%
        );

pointer-events: none;
}

/* =========================
   BOTTOM SHADOW
========================= */

.card::after {
    content: "";

position: absolute;

left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;

height: 60%;

background:
        linear-gradient(
            transparent,
            rgba(0,0,0,0.8)
        );

pointer-events: none;
}

/* =========================
   CONTENT
========================= */

.content {
    position: relative;

z-index: 2;
}

.content h2 {
    font-size: 28px;

margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.content p {
    font-size: 14px;

line-height: 1.5;

opacity: 0.85;
}

.number {
    position: absolute;

top: 20px;
    right: 22px;

z-index: 3;

font-size: 13px;

opacity: 0.6;
}

/* =========================
   CARD COLORS
========================= */

.card:nth-child(1) {
    z-index: 1;

background:
        linear-gradient(145deg,
        #ff416c,
        #ff4b2b);