Hut to hut
Six days on the high route with one pack.
Read storyThe photo covers the whole card, then slides right on hover to uncover a title, a line of copy and a link that follow it in with a stagger. The text panel sits behind the photo all along.
Also known as: image slides to reveal text, push image hover, hidden text behind image.
<article class="hfx-image-slide-aside">
<div class="hfx-image-slide-aside-text">
<strong>Hut to hut</strong>
<p>Six days on the high route with one pack.</p>
<span>Read story</span>
</div>
<div class="hfx-image-slide-aside-photo" role="img" aria-label="Mountains at dusk"></div>
</article>.hfx-image-slide-aside {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--hfx-size, 16px);
position: relative;
width: 15em;
height: 9.5em;
border-radius: 0.75em;
overflow: hidden;
background: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgb(15 23 42 / 0.08);
color: #1f2937;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside-text {
display: grid;
align-content: center;
gap: 0.4em;
width: 7.4em;
height: 100%;
padding: 0 0.9em;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside-text > * {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateX(-0.8em);
transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside strong {
font-size: 1.05em;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside p {
margin: 0;
color: #6b7280;
font-size: 0.75em;
line-height: 1.4;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside span {
color: var(--c);
font-size: 0.75em;
font-weight: 600;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside-photo {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background:
radial-gradient(70% 40% at 16% 110%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 18%, #0b0a1f) 99%, transparent),
radial-gradient(66% 38% at 88% 108%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 24%, #0b0a1f) 99%, transparent),
conic-gradient(from 128deg at 68% 44%, transparent 0, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 32%, #1e1b4b) 0.4deg 103.6deg, transparent 104deg),
conic-gradient(from 119deg at 90% 52%, transparent 0, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 32%, #1e1b4b) 0.4deg 121.6deg, transparent 122deg),
conic-gradient(from 123deg at 24% 40%, transparent 0, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 42%, #6b2159) 0.4deg 113.6deg, transparent 114deg),
conic-gradient(from 125deg at 46% 54%, transparent 0, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 42%, #6b2159) 0.4deg 109.6deg, transparent 110deg),
radial-gradient(circle at 38% 58%, #fef3c7 0 1em, rgb(254 215 170 / 0.55) 1.1em, transparent 4.2em),
linear-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 58%, #1e1b4b), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 34%, #f472b6) 52%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 12%, #fdba74) 76%);
box-shadow: -0.5em 0 1.2em rgb(15 23 42 / 0.25);
transition: transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside:hover .hfx-image-slide-aside-photo {
transform: translateX(52%);
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside:hover .hfx-image-slide-aside-text > * {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
transition: opacity 0.35s ease 0.2s, transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) 0.2s;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside:hover .hfx-image-slide-aside-text > :nth-child(2) {
transition-delay: 0.27s;
}
.hfx-image-slide-aside:hover .hfx-image-slide-aside-text > :nth-child(3) {
transition-delay: 0.34s;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-image-slide-aside, .hfx-image-slide-aside *, .hfx-image-slide-aside::before, .hfx-image-slide-aside::after, .hfx-image-slide-aside *::before, .hfx-image-slide-aside *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}--hfx-color on the element or a parent.
Currently previewing #3b82f6.--hfx-size. Every other dimension is in
em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 16px.transition or animation
shorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm.