Corner Draw

Corner brackets that draw outward into a full outlined frame on hover.

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Color

Thickness2px

Corner length34%

Duration450ms

Metadata

interaction: Hover · static fallback
browser: Universal
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Static on touch

.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
.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) 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--corner-draw {
  --ifx-cc: #ededf0;
  --ifx-ct: 2px;
  --ifx-len: 34%;
  --ifx-duration: 450ms;
}

.ifx-card--corner-draw::before,
.ifx-card--corner-draw::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  width: var(--ifx-len, 34%); height: var(--ifx-len, 34%);
  border: 0 solid var(--ifx-cc, #ededf0);
  transition: width var(--ifx-duration, 450ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)), height var(--ifx-duration, 450ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1));
}
.ifx-card--corner-draw::before { top: 10px; left: 10px; border-top-width: var(--ifx-ct, 2px); border-left-width: var(--ifx-ct, 2px); }
.ifx-card--corner-draw::after { bottom: 10px; right: 10px; border-bottom-width: var(--ifx-ct, 2px); border-right-width: var(--ifx-ct, 2px); }
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--corner-draw:hover::before, .ifx-card--corner-draw:focus-within::before,
  .ifx-card--corner-draw:hover::after, .ifx-card--corner-draw:focus-within::after {
    width: calc(100% - 20px); height: calc(100% - 20px);
  }
}

@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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