Glare Sweep

A soft diagonal streak of light glides across the image on hover, like a reflection catching glass.

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Streak width45%

Angle20deg

Brightness0.55

Duration700ms

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--glare-sweep {
  --ifx-gw: 45%;
  --ifx-ga: 20deg;
  --ifx-gb: 0.55;
  --ifx-duration: 700ms;
}

.ifx-card--glare-sweep::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -20%; bottom: -20%; left: -60%; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  width: var(--ifx-gw, 45%);
  transform: skewX(calc(-1 * var(--ifx-ga, 20deg)));
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--ifx-gb, .55)), transparent);
  transition: left var(--ifx-duration, 700ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1));
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--glare-sweep:hover::before, .ifx-card--glare-sweep:focus-within::before { left: 120%; }
}

@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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