Displays an image overlay effect on hover.
- Use the
::before
and::after
pseudo-elements for the top and bottom bars of the overlay respectively. Set theiropacity
,transform
andtransition
to produce the desired effect. - Use the
<figcaption>
for the text of the overlay. Setdisplay: flex
,flex-direction: column
andjustify-content: center
to center the text into the image. - Use the
:hover
pseudo-selector to update theopacity
andtransform
of all the elements and display the overlay.
html
<figure class="hover-img">
<img src="https://picsum.photos/id/200/440/320.jpg"/>
<figcaption>
<h3>Lorem <br/>Ipsum</h3>
</figcaption>
</figure>
css
.hover-img {
background-color: #000;
color: #fff;
display: inline-block;
margin: 8px;
max-width: 320px;
min-width: 240px;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
width: 100%;
}
.hover-img * {
box-sizing: border-box;
transition: all 0.45s ease;
}
.hover-img::before,
.hover-img::after {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
border-top: 32px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
border-bottom: 32px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
content: '';
transition: all 0.3s ease;
z-index: 1;
opacity: 0;
transform: scaleY(2);
}
.hover-img img {
vertical-align: top;
max-width: 100%;
backface-visibility: hidden;
}
.hover-img figcaption {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
align-items: center;
z-index: 1;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
line-height: 1.1em;
opacity: 0;
z-index: 2;
transition-delay: 0.1s;
font-size: 24px;
font-family: sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 1px;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hover-img:hover::before,
.hover-img:hover::after {
transform: scale(1);
opacity: 1;
}
.hover-img:hover > img {
opacity: 0.7;
}
.hover-img:hover figcaption {
opacity: 1;
}