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Photo Fill Caption

A poster-sized title cut from the photo itself sits on a matte band — the image becomes the typography.

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Title size44px

Photo slice30%

Tracking2px

Band color

Metadata

interaction: Always on
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Photo Fill Caption — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/photo-fill-caption */
.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--photo-fill-caption {
  --ifx-pfc-size: 44px;
  --ifx-pfc-pos: 30%;
  --ifx-pfc-track: 2px;
  --ifx-pfc-band: #0b0d12;
}

.ifx-card--photo-fill-caption .ifx-card__caption {
  inset: auto 0 0 0; padding: 0.9rem 1.2rem 1rem; text-align: center;
  background: var(--ifx-pfc-band, #0b0d12);
}
.ifx-card--photo-fill-caption .ifx-card__caption h3 {
  font-size: var(--ifx-pfc-size, 44px); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: var(--ifx-pfc-track, 2px);
  line-height: 1; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: #6b7280 var(--ifx-src, none) center var(--ifx-pfc-pos, 30%) / cover no-repeat;
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent;
}
.ifx-card--photo-fill-caption .ifx-card__caption p { color: #9aa1ab; }

@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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Photo Fill Caption

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