Image Zoom Mask
A copy-paste cards & hover component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Cards & HoverHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Image Zoom Mask — image zooms within mask on hover -->
<div class="nuda-zoom-mask" tabindex="0">
<div class="nuda-zoom-mask__media"></div>
<div class="nuda-zoom-mask__body">
<h3 class="nuda-zoom-mask__title">Image Zoom Mask</h3>
<p class="nuda-zoom-mask__desc">Image zooms within the mask on hover</p>
</div>
</div>CSS
/* ── Image Zoom Mask ─────────────────────────────────────────
The overflow:hidden wrapper masks the scaling media.
Swap the gradient on __media for a real background-image.
Customize:
--nuda-zm-scale : hover zoom factor
--nuda-zm-speed : zoom duration
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nuda-zoom-mask {
--nuda-zm-scale: 1.12;
--nuda-zm-speed: 0.5s;
width: 280px;
border-radius: 16px;
overflow: hidden;
background: #09090b;
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
cursor: pointer;
}
.nuda-zoom-mask:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #e4ff54;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.nuda-zoom-mask__media {
height: 160px;
/* Replace with: background: url('...') center / cover; */
background-image:
radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, #e4ff54, transparent 45%),
linear-gradient(135deg, #a3b800, #09090b);
transform: scale(1);
transform-origin: center;
transition: transform var(--nuda-zm-speed) cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
will-change: transform;
}
.nuda-zoom-mask:hover .nuda-zoom-mask__media,
.nuda-zoom-mask:focus-visible .nuda-zoom-mask__media {
transform: scale(var(--nuda-zm-scale));
}
.nuda-zoom-mask__body {
padding: 16px 18px;
color: #fafafa;
}
.nuda-zoom-mask__title {
font-size: 1rem;
font-weight: 700;
margin: 0;
}
.nuda-zoom-mask__desc {
font-size: 0.82rem;
opacity: 0.6;
margin: 4px 0 0;
}
/* ── Accessibility ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-zoom-mask__media { transition: none; }
.nuda-zoom-mask:hover .nuda-zoom-mask__media,
.nuda-zoom-mask:focus-visible .nuda-zoom-mask__media { transform: none; }
}How to use Image Zoom Mask
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.