Flip Card
A copy-paste cards & hover component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Cards & HoverHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Flip Card — card that flips to show back content -->
<div class="nuda-flip-card" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="Flip card">
<div class="nuda-flip-card__inner">
<div class="nuda-flip-card__front">
<h3>Front Side</h3>
<p>Hover or focus to flip</p>
</div>
<div class="nuda-flip-card__back">
<h3>Back Side</h3>
<p>Here is the hidden content</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>CSS
/* ── Flip Card ───────────────────────────────────────────────
Customize:
--nuda-fc-w : card width
--nuda-fc-h : card height
--nuda-fc-radius : corner radius
--nuda-fc-front-bg : front face background
--nuda-fc-back-bg : back face background
--nuda-fc-speed : flip duration
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nuda-flip-card {
--nuda-fc-w: 280px;
--nuda-fc-h: 200px;
--nuda-fc-radius: 16px;
--nuda-fc-front-bg: linear-gradient(135deg, #312e81, #1e1b4b);
--nuda-fc-back-bg: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #8b5cf6);
--nuda-fc-speed: 0.6s;
width: var(--nuda-fc-w);
height: var(--nuda-fc-h);
perspective: 800px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.nuda-flip-card__inner {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
transition: transform var(--nuda-fc-speed) cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}
/* Flip on hover and focus */
.nuda-flip-card:hover .nuda-flip-card__inner,
.nuda-flip-card:focus .nuda-flip-card__inner {
transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
/* Shared face styles */
.nuda-flip-card__front,
.nuda-flip-card__back {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
border-radius: var(--nuda-fc-radius);
padding: 20px;
text-align: center;
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
backface-visibility: hidden;
}
.nuda-flip-card__front {
background: var(--nuda-fc-front-bg);
color: #e0e7ff;
}
.nuda-flip-card__back {
background: var(--nuda-fc-back-bg);
color: #fff;
transform: rotateY(180deg);
}
.nuda-flip-card__front h3,
.nuda-flip-card__back h3 {
margin: 0 0 6px;
font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.nuda-flip-card__front p,
.nuda-flip-card__back p {
margin: 0;
font-size: 0.85rem;
opacity: 0.8;
}
/* ── Accessibility ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-flip-card__inner {
transition: none;
}
/* Show both sides stacked instead of flipping */
.nuda-flip-card__back {
transform: none;
position: relative;
display: none;
}
.nuda-flip-card:hover .nuda-flip-card__front,
.nuda-flip-card:focus .nuda-flip-card__front {
display: none;
}
.nuda-flip-card:hover .nuda-flip-card__back,
.nuda-flip-card:focus .nuda-flip-card__back {
display: flex;
}
}How to use Flip Card
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.