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Depth Lift

The card rises with a soft shadow — tactile without being loud.

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Lift distance-10px

Shadow depth30

Duration420ms

Corner radius6px

Easing

Metadata

interaction: Hover · static fallback
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Rests flat on touch

/* Depth Lift — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/depth-lift */
.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--depth-lift {
  --ifx-lift: -10px;
  --ifx-shadow: 30;
  --ifx-duration: 420ms;
  --ifx-radius: 6px;
  --ifx-ease: cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
}

.ifx-card--depth-lift {
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 420ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              box-shadow var(--ifx-duration, 420ms) ease;
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--depth-lift:hover, .ifx-card--depth-lift:focus-within {
    transform: translateY(var(--ifx-lift, -10px));
    box-shadow: 0 calc(var(--ifx-shadow, 30) * 1px) calc(var(--ifx-shadow, 30) * 2px)
                calc(var(--ifx-shadow, 30) * -0.6px) rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  }
}

@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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