Applause Sparkle Underline

Opt‑in underline accent that adds a gentle sparkle node at the baseline and brightens on hover/focus. Zero‑JS; respects prefers-reduced-motion; keyboard focus ring visible; high‑contrast and print fallbacks. Apply the class applause-sparkle to links or headings such as this inline example.

Try it on a link: First Applause.

Copy‑ready link tag:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://surprise-lab-mirror-proofs-c7a16b.gitlab.io/proofs/variants/applause-sparkle/applause-sparkle.css" integrity="sha256-6uazjWIRVXFCLxuxB0Jz7AcykLwE5FaKPmx7wjowMOQ=" crossorigin="anonymous">