AI CSS Animations

Push In Card Hover

The card sinks into a slot in the page on hover, and the slot's four inner walls come into view around it. The walls are real planes behind the card, so the depth holds up at any size.

Also known as: sink into page hover, recessed card css, press into slot.

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HTML

<div class="hfx-push-in-card">
  <span class="hfx-push-in-card-wall hfx-push-in-card-top"></span>
  <span class="hfx-push-in-card-wall hfx-push-in-card-bottom"></span>
  <span class="hfx-push-in-card-wall hfx-push-in-card-left"></span>
  <span class="hfx-push-in-card-wall hfx-push-in-card-right"></span>
  <div class="hfx-push-in-card-tile">
    <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 16V4M7 9l5-5 5 5M4 16v3a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h14a1 1 0 0 0 1-1v-3"/></svg>
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  </div>
</div>

CSS

.hfx-push-in-card {
  --c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
  font-size: var(--hfx-size, 16px);
  position: relative;
  width: 14em;
  height: 8em;
  border: 0.45em solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 14%, #fff);
  border-radius: 1em;
  perspective: 14em;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
}
.hfx-push-in-card-wall {
  position: absolute;
}
.hfx-push-in-card-top,
.hfx-push-in-card-bottom {
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 1.8em;
}
.hfx-push-in-card-left,
.hfx-push-in-card-right {
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 1.8em;
}
.hfx-push-in-card-top {
  top: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, #111827), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 25%, #6b7280));
  transform-origin: 50% 0;
  transform: rotateX(-90deg);
}
.hfx-push-in-card-bottom {
  bottom: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 15%, #e5e7eb), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 8%, #fff));
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transform: rotateX(90deg);
}
.hfx-push-in-card-left {
  left: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #4b5563), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 20%, #9ca3af));
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  transform: rotateY(90deg);
}
.hfx-push-in-card-right {
  right: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 20%, #9ca3af), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #4b5563));
  transform-origin: 100% 50%;
  transform: rotateY(-90deg);
}
.hfx-push-in-card-tile {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.2em;
  border-radius: 0.55em;
  background: #fff;
  color: #111827;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 20%, transparent);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.35, 0.5, 1);
}
.hfx-push-in-card-tile svg {
  width: 1.6em;
  height: 1.6em;
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
  color: var(--c);
}
.hfx-push-in-card-tile strong {
  font-size: 0.95em;
}
.hfx-push-in-card-tile small {
  font-size: 0.7em;
  color: #6b7280;
}
.hfx-push-in-card:hover .hfx-push-in-card-tile {
  transform: translateZ(-1.8em);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hfx-push-in-card, .hfx-push-in-card *, .hfx-push-in-card::before, .hfx-push-in-card::after, .hfx-push-in-card *::before, .hfx-push-in-card *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

Customizing this snippet

  • Color: set --hfx-color on the element or a parent. Currently previewing #3b82f6.
  • Base size: set --hfx-size. Every other dimension is in em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 16px.
  • Speed: change the duration on the transition or animation shorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm.
  • Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.

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