Polaroid Lift

A tilted print that straightens as you hover.

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Tilt-3deg

Duration420ms

Metadata

interaction: Hover · tilt rests
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Stays tilted 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--polaroid-lift {
  --ifx-rotate: -3deg;
  --ifx-duration: 420ms;
}

.ifx-card--polaroid-lift {
  overflow: visible; background: #f6f6f2; border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 45px -20px rgba(0,0,0,.65);
  rotate: var(--ifx-rotate, -3deg);
  transition: rotate var(--ifx-duration, 420ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              box-shadow var(--ifx-duration, 420ms) ease;
}
.ifx-card--polaroid-lift .ifx-card__img { inset: 12px 12px 46px; border-radius: 1px; }
.ifx-card--polaroid-lift .ifx-card__caption {
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 46px; color: #1c1c1c;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--polaroid-lift:hover, .ifx-card--polaroid-lift:focus-within {
    rotate: 0deg; box-shadow: 0 32px 55px -18px rgba(0,0,0,.72);
  }
}

@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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Polaroid Lift

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