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Material-Design Elevation Card

The classic Material layout: a clean white card with realistic layered box-shadow depth that lifts to a higher elevation on hover, a coloured category chip and a text-button CTA. The Google-Material product card devs search for by name.

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<article class="cpc-10">
  <div class="cpc-10__card">
    <div class="cpc-10__media" role="img" aria-label="Product photo: Terra ceramic planter"><span>product shot</span></div>
    <div class="cpc-10__body">
      <span class="cpc-10__chip">Home</span>
      <h3 class="cpc-10__name">Terra Ceramic Planter</h3>
      <p class="cpc-10__sub">Matte glaze · 3 sizes</p>
      <div class="cpc-10__foot"><p class="cpc-10__price">$44</p><button class="cpc-10__cta" type="button">Add to Cart</button></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</article>
.cpc-10,
.cpc-10 *,
.cpc-10 *::before,
.cpc-10 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cpc-10 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.6 0.14 145);
  color: #fff;
}

.cpc-10 {
  --accent: oklch(0.52 0.13 150);
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',Roboto,system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 56px 20px;
  background: #eceff1;
}

.cpc-10__card {
  width: 320px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.16),0 8px 20px -8px rgba(0,0,0,.22);
  transition: transform .28s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1),box-shadow .28s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
}

.cpc-10__card:hover,
.cpc-10__card:focus-within {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.2),0 24px 44px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.32);
}

.cpc-10__media {
  aspect-ratio: 16/10;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,#d7e3d9,#c3d4c6),repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,rgba(255,255,255,.4) 0 14px,transparent 14px 28px);
}

.cpc-10__media {
  background-image: url("https://loremflickr.com/600/600/plant,pot?lock=20");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.cpc-10__media span {
  display: none;
}

.cpc-10__body {
  padding: 18px 18px 14px;
}

.cpc-10__chip {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: color-mix(in oklch,var(--accent) 14%,#fff);
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.cpc-10__name {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #1c2321;
}

.cpc-10__sub {
  margin-top: 4px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #6b7772;
}

.cpc-10__foot {
  margin-top: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.cpc-10__price {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #1c2321;
}

.cpc-10__cta {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 40px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.cpc-10__cta::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .2s;
}

.cpc-10__cta:hover::before {
  opacity: .1;
}

.cpc-10__cta:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cpc-10__card,
    .cpc-10__cta::before {
    transition: none;
  }
}
/* No JavaScript — two-layer key+ambient box-shadow lifts on :hover for Material elevation. */
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Demo: Material-Design Elevation Card
Source: https://codefronts.com/components/css-product-cards/material-design-elevation-card/

The classic Material layout: a clean white card with realistic layered box-shadow depth that lifts to a higher elevation on hover, a coloured category chip and a text-button CTA. The Google-Material product card devs search for by name.
## HTML
```html
<article class="cpc-10">
  <div class="cpc-10__card">
    <div class="cpc-10__media" role="img" aria-label="Product photo: Terra ceramic planter"><span>product shot</span></div>
    <div class="cpc-10__body">
      <span class="cpc-10__chip">Home</span>
      <h3 class="cpc-10__name">Terra Ceramic Planter</h3>
      <p class="cpc-10__sub">Matte glaze · 3 sizes</p>
      <div class="cpc-10__foot"><p class="cpc-10__price">$44</p><button class="cpc-10__cta" type="button">Add to Cart</button></div>
    </div>
  </div>
</article>
```
## CSS
```css
.cpc-10,
.cpc-10 *,
.cpc-10 *::before,
.cpc-10 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cpc-10 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.6 0.14 145);
  color: #fff;
}

.cpc-10 {
  --accent: oklch(0.52 0.13 150);
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',Roboto,system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 56px 20px;
  background: #eceff1;
}

.cpc-10__card {
  width: 320px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.16),0 8px 20px -8px rgba(0,0,0,.22);
  transition: transform .28s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1),box-shadow .28s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
}

.cpc-10__card:hover,
.cpc-10__card:focus-within {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.2),0 24px 44px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.32);
}

.cpc-10__media {
  aspect-ratio: 16/10;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,#d7e3d9,#c3d4c6),repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,rgba(255,255,255,.4) 0 14px,transparent 14px 28px);
}

.cpc-10__media {
  background-image: url("https://loremflickr.com/600/600/plant,pot?lock=20");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.cpc-10__media span {
  display: none;
}

.cpc-10__body {
  padding: 18px 18px 14px;
}

.cpc-10__chip {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: color-mix(in oklch,var(--accent) 14%,#fff);
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.cpc-10__name {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #1c2321;
}

.cpc-10__sub {
  margin-top: 4px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #6b7772;
}

.cpc-10__foot {
  margin-top: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.cpc-10__price {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #1c2321;
}

.cpc-10__cta {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  height: 40px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.cpc-10__cta::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .2s;
}

.cpc-10__cta:hover::before {
  opacity: .1;
}

.cpc-10__cta:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cpc-10__card,
    .cpc-10__cta::before {
    transition: none;
  }
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
/* No JavaScript — two-layer key+ambient box-shadow lifts on :hover for Material elevation. */
```

How this works

Depth is built from two stacked box-shadow layers — a tight, darker key shadow plus a wide, softer ambient shadow — the Material recipe for believable elevation. On hover both layers grow and the card rises a few pixels (translateY), moving it to a higher elevation tier.

The rest of the card follows Material conventions: a bold media area, a category chip, a title/subtitle block, a price, and a flat text button with an accent ripple-style hover.

Make it yours

  • Define an elevation scale by swapping the two-layer shadow for tier-2 / tier-4 values on hover and focus.
  • Set the accent (chip, price, text button) from --accent.
  • Add a leading avatar/icon row for the full Material card header pattern.
  • Swap the flat text button for a contained filled button if you need a stronger CTA.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Use two shadow layers (key + ambient); a single shadow looks flat and un-Material.
  • Animate transform and box-shadow only — don't animate margins to fake the lift, that reflows.
  • Keep the elevation change subtle; Material depth is a hint, not a jump.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.2+113+111+

Floor set by oklch(), color-mix() as this demo is written. The core technique itself goes back further — Chrome 80+.

Layered box-shadow + transform lift — universally supported in all current browsers.

Techniques used in this demo

:focus-withinMDN ↗aspect-ratioMDN ↗role="" (ARIA)MDN ↗color-mix()MDN ↗oklch()MDN ↗

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