Iris Reveal

A faceted iris veil spins open and collapses to the center to uncover the image.

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Veil opacity0.62

Spin30deg

Duration640ms

Easing

Metadata

interaction: Hover · static fallback
browser: Enhanced — clip-path
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--iris-reveal {
  --ifx-veil: 0.62;
  --ifx-spin: 30deg;
  --ifx-duration: 640ms;
  --ifx-ease: cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
}

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--iris-reveal::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
    background: rgba(10, 10, 12, var(--ifx-veil, .62));
    clip-path: polygon(50% -60%, 108% 8%, 160% 50%, 108% 92%, 50% 160%, -8% 92%, -60% 50%, -8% 8%);
    transform: rotate(var(--ifx-spin, 30deg));
    transition: clip-path var(--ifx-duration, 640ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)), transform var(--ifx-duration, 640ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1));
  }
  .ifx-card--iris-reveal:hover::after,
  .ifx-card--iris-reveal:focus-within::after {
    clip-path: polygon(50% 50%, 50% 50%, 50% 50%, 50% 50%, 50% 50%, 50% 50%, 50% 50%, 50% 50%);
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
}

@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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