# Menu Effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-effect/110447>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 16, 2004, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-effect/110447 "2004-05-16T09:25:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![rizob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rizob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rizob)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2004, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-effect/110447/1 "2004-05-16T09:25:39Z")

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Ok, I am a major newbie and I am sure that this is a very basic question, but I would really like some insight. I’ve seen this effect on many different sites on menus and I would really like to know how to do it or just know what it is called so I can look it up myself. Check out the way that the menus appear on this site: [http://www.soloflow.com/](http://www.soloflow.com/) How are those masked (I guess) where the background is not covered up as well during the animation? I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks!