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Passe-Partout

A gallery double-mat — an outer board plus a thin contrasting reveal line — the framer's French-matting trick.

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Mat width20px

Reveal width4px

Outer mat

Reveal color

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

/* Passe-Partout — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/passe-partout */
.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--passe-partout {
  --ifx-mat: 20px;
  --ifx-reveal: 4px;
  --ifx-mat-outer: #efe9dd;
  --ifx-reveal-color: #7c1d2c;
}

.ifx-card--passe-partout { background: var(--ifx-mat-outer, #efe9dd); }
.ifx-card--passe-partout::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: var(--ifx-mat, 20px); z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background: var(--ifx-reveal-color, #7c1d2c);
}
.ifx-card--passe-partout .ifx-card__img {
  z-index: 2;
  inset: calc(var(--ifx-mat, 20px) + var(--ifx-reveal, 4px));
  width: calc(100% - 2 * (var(--ifx-mat, 20px) + var(--ifx-reveal, 4px)));
  height: calc(100% - 2 * (var(--ifx-mat, 20px) + var(--ifx-reveal, 4px)));
}
.ifx-card--passe-partout::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: var(--ifx-mat, 20px); z-index: 3; pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

@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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