20 Tailwind CSS Image Hover Effects
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All 20 in 20 Tailwind CSS Image Hover Effects

  1. 01Tailwind Image Hover Zoom In Card
  2. 02Tailwind Hover Reveal Text Over Image
  3. 03Tailwind E-Commerce Product Image Swap on Hover
  4. 04Tailwind Grid Image Blur Overlay Text Hover
  5. 05Tailwind Card Slide Up Caption on Hover
  6. 06Tailwind Grayscale to Color Image Hover
  7. 07Tailwind Image Color Overlay Tint on Hover
  8. 08Tailwind Neumorphic Image Card Hover Effect
  9. 09Tailwind Glassmorphism Overlay on Image Hover
  10. 10Tailwind Glowing Neon Border Image Hover
  11. 11Tailwind Image Clip-Path Transition Hover
  12. 12Tailwind Image Tilt 3D Perspective Hover
  13. 13Tailwind Shining Light Glare Image Hover
  14. 14Tailwind Image Split Transition Hover
  15. 15Tailwind Image Ripple Animation Hover
  16. 16Tailwind Circular Team Profile Avatar Hover
  17. 17Tailwind Fullscreen Background Image Hover
  18. 18Tailwind Masonry Gallery Zoom Hover
  19. 19Tailwind Image Icon Reveal Center Hover
  20. 20Tailwind Image Card Flip 3D Animation Hover
Tailwind + JSMIT licensed

Tailwind Fullscreen Background Image Hover

A nav where hovering an item swaps the whole viewport background — and the port replaces six class toggles with one attribute. The stage carries data-active="3"; each panel reads it through group-data-[active=3]:opacity-100. The script sets one value and never touches a class list.

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The code

<section class="tih-17 group w-full min-h-svh relative overflow-hidden bg-tih17-bg font-tih17-sans" data-active="0" aria-label="Fullscreen background swap on hover demo">
  <div class="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none" aria-hidden="true">
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-linear-[135deg,oklch(0.1_0_0),oklch(0.17_0_0)] transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=0]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=0]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-universe/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.17_0.07_285),oklch(0.34_0.12_285),oklch(0.28_0.06_290))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=1]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=1]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-canopy/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.2_0.04_190),oklch(0.42_0.09_165),oklch(0.6_0.13_163))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=2]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=2]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-dunes/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.18_0.03_60),oklch(0.32_0.08_55),oklch(0.48_0.11_60))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=3]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=3]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-violet/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.17_0.07_310),oklch(0.35_0.18_298),oklch(0.55_0.24_295))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=4]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=4]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-ocean/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.17_0.08_265),oklch(0.33_0.14_262),oklch(0.5_0.2_260))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=5]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=5]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
  </div>
  <nav class="relative z-2 flex flex-col justify-center min-h-svh p-10" aria-label="Background preview">
    <p class="mb-5 text-[10px] font-bold tracking-[0.14em] uppercase text-tih17-muted">Navigate &middot; hover or focus to preview</p>
    <ul class="list-none flex flex-col gap-1">
      <li><a href="#deep-universe" data-target="1" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">01</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127756;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Deep Universe</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#wild-canopy" data-target="2" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">02</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127807;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Wild Canopy</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#desert-dunes" data-target="3" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">03</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127964;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Desert Dunes</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#violet-dreams" data-target="4" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">04</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128302;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Violet Dreams</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#ocean-horizon" data-target="5" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">05</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127754;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Ocean Horizon</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tih17-bg: #06060a;
  --color-tih17-bg: oklch(0.1 0.008 285);
  --color-tih17-text: #f1f5f9;
  --color-tih17-text: oklch(0.96 0.005 250);
  --color-tih17-muted: #64748b;
  --color-tih17-muted: oklch(0.58 0.035 255);
  --color-tih17-acc: #f472b6;
  --color-tih17-acc: oklch(0.72 0.16 350);
  --font-tih17-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ease-tih17: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's
   w-full min-h-svh, so the stage is correctly sized before the browser build compiles. */

.tih-17 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tih-17 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.72 0.16 350);
  color: #000;
}
(function () {
  document.querySelectorAll('.tih-17').forEach(function (stage) {
    if (stage.dataset.bound) return; stage.dataset.bound = '1';
    function set(v) { stage.setAttribute('data-active', String(v)); }
    stage.querySelectorAll('a[data-target]').forEach(function (link) {
      link.addEventListener('pointerenter', function () { set(link.dataset.target); });
      link.addEventListener('pointerleave', function () { set(0); });
      link.addEventListener('focus', function () { set(link.dataset.target); });
      link.addEventListener('blur', function () { set(0); });
      link.addEventListener('click', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); });
    });
    document.addEventListener('touchstart', function (e) {
      if (!stage.contains(e.target)) set(0);
    }, { passive: true });
  });
})();

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tih17-bg: #06060a;
  --color-tih17-bg: oklch(0.1 0.008 285);
  --color-tih17-text: #f1f5f9;
  --color-tih17-text: oklch(0.96 0.005 250);
  --color-tih17-muted: #64748b;
  --color-tih17-muted: oklch(0.58 0.035 255);
  --color-tih17-acc: #f472b6;
  --color-tih17-acc: oklch(0.72 0.16 350);
  --font-tih17-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ease-tih17: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's
   w-full min-h-svh, so the stage is correctly sized before the browser build compiles. */

.tih-17 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tih-17 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.72 0.16 350);
  color: #000;
}
3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Grotesk:wght@400;500;600;700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

  • Six classList.toggle calls per pointer move become one setAttribute, and the visibility rule moves onto each panel as group-data-[active=N]:. This is the port's cleanest state-machine win.
  • The bracket form is mandatory here: data-active carries a value, so the boolean group-data-active: shorthand would match always and show all six panels.
  • focus/blur handlers and group-focus-visible/link: variants are added by the port — the CSS version lists keyboard support as a customization, which means shipping it broken.
  • Named groups (group/link) keep the per-link label and arrow states from colliding with the stage's own group. Without the name, group-hover: on a label would fire whenever the section is hovered.
  • The iOS touchstart reset is implemented rather than suggested. It is four lines and it is the difference between the pattern working on a phone and not.
  • motion-reduce:duration-0 keeps the swap instant; the panels still need to change value, so transition-none would be the wrong tool.
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Here's a working CSS demo from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Tailwind Fullscreen Background Image Hover
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-image-hover-effects/tailwind-fullscreen-background-image-hover/

A nav where hovering an item swaps the whole viewport background &mdash; and the port replaces six class toggles with one attribute. The stage carries data-active="3"; each panel reads it through group-data-[active=3]:opacity-100. The script sets one value and never touches a class list.
## HTML
```html
<section class="tih-17 group w-full min-h-svh relative overflow-hidden bg-tih17-bg font-tih17-sans" data-active="0" aria-label="Fullscreen background swap on hover demo">
  <div class="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none" aria-hidden="true">
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-linear-[135deg,oklch(0.1_0_0),oklch(0.17_0_0)] transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=0]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=0]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-universe/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.17_0.07_285),oklch(0.34_0.12_285),oklch(0.28_0.06_290))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=1]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=1]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-canopy/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.2_0.04_190),oklch(0.42_0.09_165),oklch(0.6_0.13_163))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=2]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=2]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-dunes/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.18_0.03_60),oklch(0.32_0.08_55),oklch(0.48_0.11_60))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=3]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=3]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-violet/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.17_0.07_310),oklch(0.35_0.18_298),oklch(0.55_0.24_295))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=4]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=4]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
    <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104 bg-[image:url('https://picsum.photos/seed/tih17-ocean/1600/900'),linear-gradient(135deg,oklch(0.17_0.08_265),oklch(0.33_0.14_262),oklch(0.5_0.2_260))] bg-cover bg-center bg-no-repeat transition-[opacity,scale] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-data-[active=5]:opacity-100 group-data-[active=5]:scale-100 motion-reduce:duration-0"></div>
  </div>
  <nav class="relative z-2 flex flex-col justify-center min-h-svh p-10" aria-label="Background preview">
    <p class="mb-5 text-[10px] font-bold tracking-[0.14em] uppercase text-tih17-muted">Navigate &middot; hover or focus to preview</p>
    <ul class="list-none flex flex-col gap-1">
      <li><a href="#deep-universe" data-target="1" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">01</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127756;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Deep Universe</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#wild-canopy" data-target="2" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">02</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127807;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Wild Canopy</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#desert-dunes" data-target="3" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">03</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127964;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Desert Dunes</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#violet-dreams" data-target="4" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">04</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#128302;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Violet Dreams</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
      <li><a href="#ocean-horizon" data-target="5" class="group/link flex items-center gap-3 min-h-11 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg no-underline transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:bg-[oklch(1_0_0/0.06)] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-tih17-acc focus-visible:outline-offset-2">
        <span class="w-5.5 shrink-0 text-[11px] font-semibold text-tih17-muted tabular-nums">05</span>
        <span class="text-sm" aria-hidden="true">&#127754;</span>
        <span class="text-xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em] text-[oklch(1_0_0/0.25)] transition-[color,translate] duration-600 ease-tih17 group-hover/link:text-tih17-text group-hover/link:translate-x-1.5 group-focus-visible/link:text-tih17-text motion-reduce:transition-none">Ocean Horizon</span>
        <span class="ml-auto text-base text-tih17-acc opacity-0 -translate-x-2 transition-[opacity,translate] duration-200 group-hover/link:opacity-100 group-hover/link:translate-x-0 group-focus-visible/link:opacity-100 group-focus-visible/link:translate-x-0" aria-hidden="true">&rarr;</span>
      </a></li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-tih17-bg: #06060a;
  --color-tih17-bg: oklch(0.1 0.008 285);
  --color-tih17-text: #f1f5f9;
  --color-tih17-text: oklch(0.96 0.005 250);
  --color-tih17-muted: #64748b;
  --color-tih17-muted: oklch(0.58 0.035 255);
  --color-tih17-acc: #f472b6;
  --color-tih17-acc: oklch(0.72 0.16 350);
  --font-tih17-sans: 'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ease-tih17: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
/* Root rule: the full-bleed contract, stated in CSS as well as in the markup's
   w-full min-h-svh, so the stage is correctly sized before the browser build compiles. */

.tih-17 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

.tih-17 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.72 0.16 350);
  color: #000;
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
(function () {
  document.querySelectorAll('.tih-17').forEach(function (stage) {
    if (stage.dataset.bound) return; stage.dataset.bound = '1';
    function set(v) { stage.setAttribute('data-active', String(v)); }
    stage.querySelectorAll('a[data-target]').forEach(function (link) {
      link.addEventListener('pointerenter', function () { set(link.dataset.target); });
      link.addEventListener('pointerleave', function () { set(0); });
      link.addEventListener('focus', function () { set(link.dataset.target); });
      link.addEventListener('blur', function () { set(0); });
      link.addEventListener('click', function (e) { e.preventDefault(); });
    });
    document.addEventListener('touchstart', function (e) {
      if (!stage.contains(e.target)) set(0);
    }, { passive: true });
  });
})();
```

How this works

One attribute, six readers.

<section class="group" data-active="0">
  <div class="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 scale-104
     group-data-[active=1]:opacity-100
     group-data-[active=1]:scale-100">…

The CSS version toggles an is-active class on six elements every time the pointer moves between links. Here the script writes one attribute value and the cascade resolves which panel is visible — fewer DOM writes, and the styling rule lives on the panel it applies to.

The value form is required. group-data-open: is the boolean shorthand for a bare attribute; an attribute that carries a value needs the bracket form group-data-[active=3]:. Mixing them up is the most common mistake with this variant.

Focus is not optional. Hover-only preview means a keyboard user navigates a list with no feedback at all. Adding focus/blur to the same handler is four lines and makes the pattern usable.

Make it yours

  • Add a panel: one more <div> with the next group-data-[active=N]: pair, one more link with a matching data-target.
  • Depth-of-field exit: add blur-sm to the resting state and group-data-[active=N]:blur-none.
  • Deliberate entrance: delay-50 on the scale half only.
  • Auto-cycle when idle: a timer that increments data-active; the CSS needs no changes at all.
  • Retheme through --color-tih17-acc, which paints the arrow and every focus ring.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Use the bracket form for valued attributes. group-data-active: matches the attribute's mere presence, which here is always true — every panel would show at once.
  • The default panel must be the initial data-active value in the markup, or the stage is blank until the first hover.
  • The panel stack needs pointer-events-none; it covers the nav.
  • iOS does not fire pointerleave reliably after a tap. The script adds a document-level reset, which the CSS version only mentions as advice.
  • Six large stacked images all decode at once. Real photography here wants lazy loading and preload hints.
  • The browser CDN build compiles in the page and is for prototyping only. Ship the CLI or a plugin build.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Attribute selectors and opacity transitions are universal; with JS disabled the default panel shows and the nav still works as links.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

transitionstw ↗opacitytw ↗prefers-reduced-motiontw ↗

Theme tokensset in @theme, used by a utility

custom propertiestw ↗

HTML & JSno Tailwind involved

pointer eventsMDN ↗

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