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Loupe

A jeweler's magnifier rests over the image on hover, a circular lens showing a crisp zoomed view of one detail.

Hover to bring up the loupe.

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Lens size90px

Position X62%

Position Y38%

Duration350ms

Metadata

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

/* Loupe — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/loupe */
.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--loupe {
  --ifx-zoom: 2;
  --ifx-loupe-size: 90px;
  --ifx-loupe-x: 62%;
  --ifx-loupe-y: 38%;
  --ifx-duration: 350ms;
}

.ifx-card--loupe::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: var(--ifx-src, none); background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: calc(var(--ifx-zoom, 2) * 100%) auto;
  background-position: var(--ifx-loupe-x, 62%) var(--ifx-loupe-y, 38%);
  --ifx-loupe-mask: radial-gradient(circle var(--ifx-loupe-size, 90px) at var(--ifx-loupe-x, 62%) var(--ifx-loupe-y, 38%), #000 96%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--ifx-loupe-mask); mask-image: var(--ifx-loupe-mask);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity var(--ifx-duration, 350ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1));
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--loupe:hover::after,
  .ifx-card--loupe:focus-within::after { opacity: 1; }
}

@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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