Creating a CSS 'path' on hover

Question

I\'m trying to generate a \'nice\' CSS menu using (mainly) CSS, but with a tiny bit of jQuery as well:

My overall idea is:

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Answer 1

function rotateStep($this, $circle, angle) {
    $this.animate({
        rotation: angle
    }, {
        step: function(now, fx) {
            $this.css({
                transform: 'rotate(' + now + 'deg)'
            });
            $circle.css({
                transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(' + -now + 'deg)'
            });
        }
    });
}

$('.wrap').hover(function() {
    var $this = $(this),
        $circleWrappers = $this.find('.circleWrapper'),
        angleOffset = 360 / $circleWrappers.length,
        angle = - angleOffset / 2,
        distance = Math.min($this.width(), $this.height()) / 2;
    
    $circleWrappers.each(function() {
        var $this = $(this),
            $circle = $(this).find('.circle');
        $circle.animate({ top: -distance });
        rotateStep($this, $circle, angle);
        angle -= angleOffset;
    });
}, function() {
    var $this = $(this),
        $circleWrappers = $this.find('.circleWrapper');
    
    $circleWrappers.each(function() {
        var $this = $(this),
            $circle = $(this).find('.circle');
        $circle.animate({ top: 0 });
        rotateStep($this, $circle, 0);
    });
});

.wrap {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #cccccc;
    width: 400px;
    height: 400px;
    transition:all 0.8s;
    transform-origin: center center;
}
.circleWrapper {
    display: inline-block;
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
}
.circle {
    position: absolute;
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    border-radius: 40px;
    background-color: white;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    line-height: 80px;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: arial;
    font-size: 42px;
    font-weight: bold;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

    
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