20+ Cool CSS Paper Effects (Free Code + Demos)

Enjoy this 100% free and open source collection of HTML and CSS paper effect code examples. These CSS paper effects will look awesome on your website.

1. CSS3 Paper Fold

CSS Paper Effects - CSS3 Paper Fold
Author: Jesse Wells (jessenwells)
Created on: June 6, 2015
Made with: Haml, Sass
CSS Pre-processor: Sass
JS Pre-processor: None
HTML Pre-processor: Haml

2. Paper Textarea (HTML)

CSS Paper Effects - Paper Textarea (HTML)
Author: Marc Malignan (MarcMalignan)
Created on: June 30, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css, textarea

3. Notebook CSS Paper Effect

CSS Paper Effects - Notebook CSS Paper Effect
Lined notebook paper with editable text
Author: Amanda Williamson (amwill)
Created on: October 22, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css

4. CSS Notebook Paper

CSS Paper Effects - CSS Notebook Paper
Just for fun - a sheet of notebook paper with pure CSS.
Author: Jesse Couch (designcouch)
Created on: August 7, 2014
Made with: HTML, SCSS

5. Pure CSS Paper Lift Effect

CSS Paper Effects - Pure CSS Paper Lift Effect
Author: Martin Wolf (martinwolf)
Created on: October 21, 2014
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: css, paper, lift, peel

6. Folding Paper CSS3 Animation

CSS Paper Effects - Folding paper CSS3 animation
A CSS3 folding paper animation effect
Author: Vadim Hermann (Vaddo)
Created on: January 2, 2013
Made with: HTML, SCSS
Tags: css3, paper, folding, animation

7. CSS Stacked Paper Effect

CSS Paper Effects - CSS Stacked Paper Effect
Creating a messy stack of papers using the magic of CSS transforms and generated content.
Author: Michael MartinSmucker (mlms13)
Created on: October 9, 2012
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css

8. CSS3 Paper-edge Effect

CSS Paper Effects - CSS3 Paper-edge effect
Single-element paper-edges for images, galleries, notifications, ads, etc..
Author: Felix Schwarzer (slimsmearlapp)
Created on: August 12, 2013
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: paper, edge, shadow, pseudo, images

9. CSS Stacked Paper Effect [Edit.]

CSS Paper Effects - CSS Stacked Paper Effect [Edit.]
Creating a messy stack of papers using the magic of CSS transforms and generated content. Forked from Michael Martin-Smucker's Pen CSS Stacked Paper Effect.
Author: Messiah7 (Messiah7)
Created on: September 7, 2014
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css, paper

10. Paper CSS Shadow

CSS Paper Effects - Paper CSS shadow
Author: Mohammed Alhakem (AlHakem)
Created on: May 26, 2018
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css, shadow, paper shadow, shadow effect

11. CSS Paper Works !

CSS Paper Effects - CSS Paper Works !
a Handful of pure CSS Paper effects like fold, stacked, ruled (lined), and lift.
Author: Saman Rohani (SamanRohani)
Created on: December 13, 2017
Made with: HTML, SCSS, JS
Tags: css, paper, fold, lined, lift

12. Paper-CSS

CSS Paper Effects - Paper-CSS
Author: Derek Bytheway (derekbtw)
Created on: January 30, 2018
Made with: Pug, Stylus
CSS Pre-processor: Stylus
JS Pre-processor: None
HTML Pre-processor: Pug
Tags: print, printing

13. Paper Css Shadows

CSS Paper Effects - Paper css shadows
Testing some lighting and shadows, trying to obtain a kind of realistic paper.
Author: maheshbabu (maheshbabu)
Created on: January 10, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: gradients, box-shadows, shadow, box-shadow, neatnait

14. Shuffled Paper Effect

CSS Paper Effects - Shuffled paper effect
Shuffled papers effect using css
Author: George Offley (georGEO1989)
Created on: March 28, 2013
Made with: HTML, CSS

15. CSS Paper Text

CSS Paper Effects - CSS Paper Text
A pure CSS configurable paper text
Author: Mattia Astorino (equinusocio)
Created on: January 21, 2017
Made with: HTML, PostCSS, JS
Tags: css, paper, text

16. CSS Paper Fold With Hover Effect

CSS Paper Effects - CSS paper fold with hover effect
Simple CSS paper fold with slight hover over effect.
Author: bigyicsabi (bigyicsabi)
Created on: August 21, 2019
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: paper-fold, fold, paper

17. Paper Message

CSS Paper Effects - Paper message
I am practicing HTML and CSS , please rate my work
Author: Youssef Nesafe (YoussefNesafe)
Created on: May 16, 2020
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: message, paper, creative, just html and css

18. Folded Paper Login Form

CSS Paper Effects - Folded Paper Login Form
Fun with paper login forms
Author: Ryan Mulligan (hexagoncircle)
Created on: January 26, 2020
Made with: Pug, SCSS
CSS Pre-processor: SCSS
JS Pre-processor: None
HTML Pre-processor: Pug
Tags: login, form, paper, focus-within

19. CSS Stacked Paper Effect

CSS Paper Effects - CSS Stacked Paper Effect
Creating a messy stack of papers using the magic of CSS transforms and generated content. Forked from Michael Martin-Smucker's Pen CSS Stacked Paper Effect. Forked from Michael Martin-Smucker's Pen CSS Stacked Paper Effect.
Author: Dave Alperovich (dalper02)
Created on: May 11, 2015
Made with: HTML, CSS
Tags: css