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Bottom Gradient Caption

A readable caption anchored over a soft bottom gradient.

Green natural landscape — Mountain Ridge
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Gradient strength0.78

Gradient height58%

Text color

Corner radius6px

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interaction: Always on
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Caption always visible

/* Bottom Gradient Caption — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/bottom-gradient-caption */
.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
@supports (corner-shape: squircle) { .ifx-card { corner-shape: squircle; } }
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, ease);
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--bottom-gradient-caption {
  --ifx-strength: 0.78;
  --ifx-height: 58%;
  --ifx-text: #ffffff;
  --ifx-radius: 6px;
}

.ifx-card--bottom-gradient-caption::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0, var(--ifx-strength, .78)),
                              transparent var(--ifx-height, 58%));
}
.ifx-card--bottom-gradient-caption .ifx-card__caption {
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: 1.3rem 1.4rem;
}

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

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Bottom Gradient Caption

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