skew
a parent element (LI
) and inverse skew it’s children elements
nav ul {
padding: 0;
display: flex;
list-style: none;
}
nav li {
transition: background 0.3s, color 0.3s;
transform: skew(20deg); /* SKEW */
}
nav li a {
display: block; /* block or inline-block is needed */
text-decoration: none;
padding: 5px 10px;
font: 30px/1 sans-serif;
transform: skew(-20deg); /* UNSKEW */
color: inherit;
}
nav li.active,
nav li:hover {
background: #000;
color: #fff;
}
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li class="active"><a href="#">Products</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>