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Starburst Flare

A photogenic star-spike highlight blooms from a point on the photo, like sun glinting off glass.

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Burst color

Size34%

Position X50%

Position Y42%

Intensity0.9

Metadata

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

/* Starburst Flare — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/starburst-flare */
.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--starburst-flare {
  --ifx-burst-color: #ffe6b0;
  --ifx-burst-size: 34%;
  --ifx-burst-x: 50%;
  --ifx-burst-y: 42%;
  --ifx-burst-op: 0.9;
}

.ifx-card--starburst-flare::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  mix-blend-mode: screen; opacity: var(--ifx-burst-op, 0.9);
  --ifx-burst-mask: radial-gradient(circle at var(--ifx-burst-x, 50%) var(--ifx-burst-y, 42%),
    #000 0, #000 8%, transparent var(--ifx-burst-size, 34%));
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--ifx-burst-x, 50%) var(--ifx-burst-y, 42%),
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) 0, var(--ifx-burst-color, #ffe6b0) 6%, transparent 18%),
    repeating-conic-gradient(from 0deg at var(--ifx-burst-x, 50%) var(--ifx-burst-y, 42%),
      var(--ifx-burst-color, #ffe6b0) 0deg 0.9deg, transparent 0.9deg 90deg),
    repeating-conic-gradient(from 45deg at var(--ifx-burst-x, 50%) var(--ifx-burst-y, 42%),
      var(--ifx-burst-color, #ffe6b0) 0deg 0.5deg, transparent 0.5deg 90deg);
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--ifx-burst-mask); mask-image: var(--ifx-burst-mask);
}

@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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