Customize Blogger Labels With CSS3

This label hack can be easily applied to your labels by just adding some CSS code in to your blog.Now lets see how to apply this label hack.

How To Apply This Label Hack?

Important -  Before applying this label hack set your label style to Cloud.

1. Go to Blogger > Settings> Layouts
2. Click add a gadget and choose Labels
3. Inside the settings make sure to choose the cloud display. You may set other options as per your requirement. See the screenshot below as example 

Please choose to display at most 25 labels. Too much labels on homepage look awkward. Showcase your best categories only.
4.    Now save the widget and go to settings > Template
5.    Backup your template
6.    Click Edit html > Proceed  and search for this

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7.   Just above it paste the following CSS code:

.label-size { float: left; margin: 0 0 7px 20px; position: relative; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #996633; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px rgba(255,255,255,.4); padding: 0.417em 0.417em 0.417em 0.917em; border-top: 1px solid #d99d38; border-right: 1px solid #d99d38; border-bottom: 1px solid #d99d38; -webkit-border-radius: 0 0.25em 0.25em 0; -moz-border-radius: 0 0.25em 0.25em 0; border-radius: 0 0.25em 0.25em 0; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#feda71', EndColorStr='#feba47'); -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #faeaba, 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #faeaba, 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #faeaba, 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); z-index: 1; } .label-size:before { content: ''; width: 1.30em; height: 1.39em; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=1,StartColorStr='#feda71', EndColorStr='#feba47'); position: absolute; left: -0.69em; top: .2em; -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(45deg); -o-transform: rotate(45deg); transform: rotate(45deg); border-left: 1px solid #d99d38; border-bottom: 1px solid #d99d38; -webkit-border-radius: 0 0 0 0.25em; -moz-border-radius: 0 0 0 0.25em; border-radius: 0 0 0 0.25em; z-index: 1; } .label-size:after { content: ''; width: 0.5em; height: 0.5em; background: #fff; -webkit-border-radius: 4.167em; -moz-border-radius: 4.167em; border-radius: 4.167em; border: 1px solid #d99d38; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #faeaba; -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #faeaba; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #faeaba; position: absolute; top: 0.667em; left: -0.083em; z-index: 9999; } #Label1 { height: 210px; } .label-size:hover { background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#fee18d', EndColorStr='#fec86c'); border-color: #e1b160; } .label-size:hover:before { background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=1,StartColorStr='#fee18d', EndColorStr='#fec86c'); border-color: #e1b160;
8.     Save your template
 9.    All done!

 If you are getting any problem then feel free to ask it to me :)