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Gradient Border

A conic-gradient border that rotates continuously around the image.

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Speed6s

Thickness3px

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interaction: Always on
browser: Enhanced — @property
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Identical 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--gradient-border {
  --ifx-c1: #e5c07b;
  --ifx-c2: #6db3ff;
  --ifx-speed: 6s;
  --ifx-thick: 3px;
}

@property --ifx-angle { syntax: "<angle>"; initial-value: 0deg; inherits: false; }
.ifx-card--gradient-border { overflow: visible; }
.ifx-card--gradient-border::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: calc(-1 * var(--ifx-thick, 3px)); z-index: -1;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background: conic-gradient(from var(--ifx-angle), var(--ifx-c1, #e5c07b), var(--ifx-c2, #6db3ff), var(--ifx-c1, #e5c07b));
  animation: ifx-gradient-border-spin var(--ifx-speed, 6s) linear infinite;
}
@keyframes ifx-gradient-border-spin { to { --ifx-angle: 360deg; } }

@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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Gradient Border

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