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Museum Matte

An inset archival mat with a soft beveled inner edge, framing the photo like a gallery print.

Hover the photo to apply the effect — move away to compare.

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Mat width24px

Mat color

Bevel0.5

Corner radius2px

Metadata

interaction: Always on
browser: Universal
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Museum Matte — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/museum-matte */
.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--museum-matte {
  --ifx-matw: 24px;
  --ifx-matc: #fbfbf8;
  --ifx-bevel: 0.5;
  --ifx-radius: 2px;
}

.ifx-card--museum-matte { background: var(--ifx-matc, #fbfbf8); }
.ifx-card--museum-matte .ifx-card__img { inset: var(--ifx-matw, 24px); width: calc(100% - 2 * var(--ifx-matw, 24px)); height: calc(100% - 2 * var(--ifx-matw, 24px)); border-radius: 1px; }
.ifx-card--museum-matte::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: var(--ifx-matw, 24px); z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15), inset 0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, var(--ifx-bevel, .5));
}

@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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