3D Parallax Title Card
A title card tilts slowly in 3D while its eyebrow, headline and tagline float at different depths, so they slide past each other in parallax. Each line sits at its own translateZ inside the card.
Also known as: parallax text effect css, 3d tilt card text, layered depth title.
Season two
PARALLAX
every layer at its own depth
HTML
<div class="txt-parallax-title-card">
<div class="txt-parallax-title-card-pitch">
<div class="txt-parallax-title-card-card">
<span class="txt-parallax-title-card-eyebrow">Season two</span>
<span class="txt-parallax-title-card-title">PARALLAX</span>
<span class="txt-parallax-title-card-tagline">every layer at its own depth</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>CSS
.txt-parallax-title-card {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
display: inline-block;
perspective: 12em;}
.txt-parallax-title-card-pitch,
.txt-parallax-title-card-card {
transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.txt-parallax-title-card-pitch {
animation: txt-parallax-title-card-pitch 3.2s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1) infinite alternate;
}
/* two rotations on different clocks trace a slow, looping figure eight */
.txt-parallax-title-card-card {
display: grid;
justify-items: center;
gap: 0.4em;
padding: 0.65em 1.1em 0.75em;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, transparent);
border-radius: 0.35em;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 8%, transparent);
animation: txt-parallax-title-card-yaw 4.8s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1) infinite alternate;
}
.txt-parallax-title-card-eyebrow {
font-size: 0.42em;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: 0.3em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 75%, transparent);
transform: translateZ(1.05em); /* 0.45 of the card's em */
}
.txt-parallax-title-card-title {
font-size: 1.5em;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 1;
color: var(--c);
text-shadow: 0 0.08em 0.16em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 25%, transparent);
transform: translateZ(0.54em); /* 0.8 of the card's em */
}
.txt-parallax-title-card-tagline {
font-size: 0.4em;
font-weight: 500;
color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 70%, transparent);
transform: translateZ(0.62em); /* 0.25 of the card's em */
}
@keyframes txt-parallax-title-card-pitch {
from { transform: rotateX(12deg); }
to { transform: rotateX(-12deg); }
}
@keyframes txt-parallax-title-card-yaw {
from { transform: rotateY(-18deg); }
to { transform: rotateY(18deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-parallax-title-card, .txt-parallax-title-card *, .txt-parallax-title-card::before, .txt-parallax-title-card::after, .txt-parallax-title-card *::before, .txt-parallax-title-card *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. 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.