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Halftone Print

The photo re-screens into a newsprint dot pattern — dense in the shadows, airy in the highlights.

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Dot size7px

Ink density14

Ink color

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interaction: Always on
browser: Modern — blend modes
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Halftone Print — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/halftone */
.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--halftone {
  --ifx-ht-dot: 7px;
  --ifx-ht-contrast: 14;
  --ifx-ht-ink: #1a1a1a;
}

.ifx-card--halftone::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at center, #000 25%, transparent 26%),
    var(--ifx-src, none);
  background-size: var(--ifx-ht-dot, 7px) var(--ifx-ht-dot, 7px), cover;
  background-position: center, center;
  background-repeat: repeat, no-repeat;
  background-blend-mode: multiply, normal;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(var(--ifx-ht-contrast, 14));
}
.ifx-card--halftone::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 3; pointer-events: none;
  background: var(--ifx-ht-ink, #1a1a1a);
  mix-blend-mode: lighten;
}

@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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