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Hover Zoom

A copy-paste image effects component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

Image EffectsHTMLCSSany framework
Hover me

Copy into your project

HTML
<!-- Hover Zoom -->
<figure class="nuda-img-zoom">
  <img class="nuda-img-zoom__img" src="/your-image.jpg" alt="" />
  <figcaption class="nuda-img-zoom__cap">Hover me</figcaption>
</figure>
CSS
/* Hover Zoom
   Smooth, slow scale on hover with a brightness lift.
   Customize: --zoom-scale, --zoom-duration */

.nuda-img-zoom {
  --zoom-scale: 1.12;
  --zoom-duration: 0.8s;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  cursor: pointer;
  margin: 0;
}

.nuda-img-zoom__img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transform: scale(1);
  transition:
    transform var(--zoom-duration) cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1),
    filter 0.5s;
}

.nuda-img-zoom:hover .nuda-img-zoom__img {
  transform: scale(var(--zoom-scale));
  filter: brightness(1.1);
}

.nuda-img-zoom__cap {
  position: absolute;
  left: 10px;
  bottom: 8px;
  font: 700 0.75rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #fafafa;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  transform: translateY(2px);
  opacity: 0.8;
  transition: opacity 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
}

.nuda-img-zoom:hover .nuda-img-zoom__cap {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

How to use Hover Zoom

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.

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