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    Creating the Snowflake Footer

    Let it snow *~*~*

    let’s dive into creating this fun “Falling Snowflakes” effect step-by-step. This tutorial will guide you through understanding and building the code provided. Let’s get started!

    Step 1: Setting Up the HTML Structure

    First, we need to create the basic structure of our HTML document. Here’s the starting point:

    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Falling Snowflakes Effect</title>
    <style>
        /* Styles will go here */
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="falling-snowflakes-container"></div>
    <script>
        /* JavaScript will go here */
    </script>
</body>
</html>
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    • DOCTYPE html: Tells the browser that this is an HTML5 document.
    • html: The root element of our document.
    • head: Contains meta-information about our webpage, like character set and viewport settings.
    • title: Sets the title of the webpage.
    • body: The main content area of the webpage.
    • div: A container where our snowflakes will appear.

    Step 2: Styling the Snowflakes

    Next, we add styles to make our snowflakes look nice and to animate them. Add the following CSS inside the <style> tags:

    Copy code.falling-snowflakes-container {
    width: 100%;
    height: 200px;
    overflow: hidden;
    z-index: 9999;
}
.snowflake {
    position: absolute;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    background-color: transparent;
    animation: fall linear;
}
.snowflake::after {
    content: "\2744"; /* Unicode for snowflake */
    position: absolute;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: white;
}
@keyframes fall {
    to {
        transform: translateY(200px);
        opacity: 0;
    }
}
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    • .falling-snowflakes-container: This is the area where our snowflakes will fall. It’s set to be 100% wide and 200px tall.
    • .snowflake: Each snowflake is styled to be a small, 10×10 pixel element with no background (we’ll use a unicode character for the snowflake).
    • .snowflake::after: This pseudo-element adds a snowflake character inside each .snowflake div.
    • @keyframes fall: Defines the animation that moves the snowflakes from top to bottom, making them disappear as they fall.

    Step 3: Adding the Snowflake Animation

    Finally, we add the JavaScript to create the snowflakes and animate them. Place this code inside the <script> tags:

    const container = document.querySelector('.falling-snowflakes-container');

function createSnowflake() {
    const snowflake = document.createElement('div');
    snowflake.classList.add('snowflake');
    snowflake.style.left = Math.random() * 100 + 'vw';
    snowflake.style.animationDuration = Math.random() * 2 + 3 + 's';
    container.appendChild(snowflake);

    snowflake.addEventListener('animationend', () => {
        snowflake.remove();
    });
}

setInterval(createSnowflake, 100);
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    • const container: Selects the container where our snowflakes will fall.
    • createSnowflake: This function creates a new snowflake, positions it randomly along the width of the container, sets a random animation duration, and adds it to the container. Once the animation ends, the snowflake is removed.
    • setInterval(createSnowflake, 100): Calls createSnowflake every 100 milliseconds, so new snowflakes are created continuously.

    And that’s it! You now have a webpage that displays a delightful falling snowflake effect. Save your HTML file and open it in a browser to see the magic happen.

    Falling Snowflakes Effect