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<div class="tp-14">
  <div class="tp-14__card">
    <div class="tp-14__title">Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken</div>
    <div class="tp-14__subtitle">French Country · Serves 4</div>
    <div class="tp-14__meta">
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Prep</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">20 min</div></div>
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Cook</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">1 hr 15 min</div></div>
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Total</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">1 hr 35 min</div></div>
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Difficulty</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">Medium</div></div>
    </div>
    <div class="tp-14__section-head">Ingredients</div>
    <ul class="tp-14__list">
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">1 whole (3–4 lb)</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">free-range chicken</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Free-Range Chicken</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Poultry · whole bird</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per 100g (roasted, no skin)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">165 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:55%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Protein</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">31g</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Iron</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">1.1mg (14% DV)</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Cornish game hens (halve cook time)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Bone-in chicken pieces</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Look for air-chilled, free-range birds — less water retention gives crispier skin.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">2 whole heads</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">garlic</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Garlic</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Allium · bulb</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per 3 cloves (9g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">13 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:10%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Allicin</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">high (antimicrobial)</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Vit C</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">9% DV</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Roasted garlic paste (2 tbsp)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Shallots (milder flavour)</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Do not peel — roasted whole heads caramelize beautifully.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">2 medium</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">lemons, zested and halved</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Lemon</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Citrus fruit · fresh</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per 1 medium lemon (84g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">22 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:15%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Vitamin C</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">51mg (56% DV)</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Citric acid</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">tenderises meat</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Meyer lemons (sweeter)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">1½ limes + ½ orange</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Microplane the zest before cutting — releases essential oils lost once sliced.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">¼ cup, fresh</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">thyme and rosemary</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Fresh Herbs</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Lamiaceae · aromatic</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per tbsp fresh thyme (2.4g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Thymol</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">antimicrobial terpene</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:30%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Iron</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">1.7mg (10% DV)</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Rosmarinic</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">antioxidant</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Dried herbs (use ⅓ the quantity)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Herbes de Provence (1 tbsp)</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Slide whole sprigs under the skin — the fat bastes the herbs during roasting.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">4 tbsp, softened</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">unsalted butter</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Unsalted Butter</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Dairy · fat</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per tbsp (14g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">102 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:78%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Saturated</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">7.3g</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Vitamin A</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">7% DV</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Ghee (higher smoke point)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Olive oil (dairy-free)</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Unsalted lets you control seasoning. European-style (84%+ fat) gives richer results.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
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A warm cookbook page where ingredient names carry dotted underlines. Hover one and a side card lifts in with nutrition facts, substitution suggestions, and a sourcing note — designed for recipe sites, meal-plan apps, food databases.
## HTML
```html
<div class="tp-14">
  <div class="tp-14__card">
    <div class="tp-14__title">Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken</div>
    <div class="tp-14__subtitle">French Country · Serves 4</div>
    <div class="tp-14__meta">
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Prep</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">20 min</div></div>
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Cook</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">1 hr 15 min</div></div>
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Total</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">1 hr 35 min</div></div>
      <div class="tp-14__meta-item"><div class="tp-14__meta-label">Difficulty</div><div class="tp-14__meta-val">Medium</div></div>
    </div>
    <div class="tp-14__section-head">Ingredients</div>
    <ul class="tp-14__list">
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">1 whole (3–4 lb)</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">free-range chicken</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Free-Range Chicken</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Poultry · whole bird</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per 100g (roasted, no skin)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">165 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:55%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Protein</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">31g</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Iron</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">1.1mg (14% DV)</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Cornish game hens (halve cook time)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Bone-in chicken pieces</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Look for air-chilled, free-range birds — less water retention gives crispier skin.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">2 whole heads</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">garlic</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Garlic</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Allium · bulb</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per 3 cloves (9g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">13 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:10%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Allicin</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">high (antimicrobial)</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Vit C</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">9% DV</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Roasted garlic paste (2 tbsp)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Shallots (milder flavour)</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Do not peel — roasted whole heads caramelize beautifully.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">2 medium</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">lemons, zested and halved</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Lemon</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Citrus fruit · fresh</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per 1 medium lemon (84g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">22 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:15%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Vitamin C</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">51mg (56% DV)</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Citric acid</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">tenderises meat</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Meyer lemons (sweeter)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">1½ limes + ½ orange</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Microplane the zest before cutting — releases essential oils lost once sliced.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">¼ cup, fresh</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">thyme and rosemary</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Fresh Herbs</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Lamiaceae · aromatic</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per tbsp fresh thyme (2.4g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Thymol</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">antimicrobial terpene</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:30%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Iron</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">1.7mg (10% DV)</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Rosmarinic</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">antioxidant</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Dried herbs (use ⅓ the quantity)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Herbes de Provence (1 tbsp)</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Slide whole sprigs under the skin — the fat bastes the herbs during roasting.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
      <li>
        <span class="tp-14__qty">4 tbsp, softened</span>
        <span class="tp-14__t">
          <span class="tp-14__name">unsalted butter</span>
          <div class="tp-14__tip">
            <div class="tp-14__tip-head"><div class="tp-14__ing-name">Unsalted Butter</div><div class="tp-14__ing-type">Dairy · fat</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__nutrition">
              <div class="tp-14__nut-title">Per tbsp (14g)</div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Calories</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">102 kcal</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__bar-wrap"><div class="tp-14__bar" style="width:78%"></div></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Saturated</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">7.3g</span></div>
              <div class="tp-14__nut-row"><span class="tp-14__nut-name">Vitamin A</span><span class="tp-14__nut-val">7% DV</span></div>
            </div>
            <div class="tp-14__subs"><div class="tp-14__subs-title">Substitutions</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Ghee (higher smoke point)</div><div class="tp-14__sub">Olive oil (dairy-free)</div></div>
            <div class="tp-14__note">Unsalted lets you control seasoning. European-style (84%+ fat) gives richer results.</div>
          </div>
        </span>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
.tp-14 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: #fdf8f0;
  /* Right room — ingredient cards pop to the RIGHT of each name,
       ~280px wide. The recipe card is centered with extra right space. */
  padding: 40px 320px 40px 28px;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}

.tp-14__card {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.25);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 32px 36px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 22px rgba(100, 80, 40, 0.08), 0 0 0 4px rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.06);
}

.tp-14__title {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 26px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #2c2010;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.tp-14__subtitle {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #a09070;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.tp-14__meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.2);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.tp-14__meta-label {
  font-size: 8.5px;
  color: #b0a080;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tp-14__meta-val {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #5a4828;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-top: 1px;
}

.tp-14__section-head {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a7050;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.tp-14__list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.tp-14__list li {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #3a2c18;
  line-height: 1.9;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.15);
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 6px;
}

.tp-14__list li:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.tp-14__qty {
  color: #a09070;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-style: italic;
  min-width: 110px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.tp-14__t {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  cursor: help;
}

.tp-14__name {
  border-bottom: 1px dotted rgba(140, 100, 40, 0.4);
  transition: color .15s, border-color .15s;
  color: #3a2c18;
}

.tp-14__t:hover .tp-14__name {
  color: #8a5020;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(138, 80, 32, 0.6);
}

.tp-14__tip {
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(100% + 14px);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(6px);
  z-index: 200;
  width: 240px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.3);
  border-radius: 4px;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .2s, transform .2s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), visibility 0s linear .2s;
  box-shadow: 4px 6px 22px rgba(80, 60, 20, 0.15);
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: left;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.tp-14__t:hover .tp-14__tip {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0);
  transition-delay: 0s;
}

.tp-14__tip-head {
  background: #f8f2e6;
  padding: 11px 13px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.2);
}

.tp-14__ing-name {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #3a2c18;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.tp-14__ing-type {
  font-size: 9.5px;
  color: #a09070;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tp-14__nutrition {
  padding: 10px 13px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.12);
}

.tp-14__nut-title {
  font-size: 8.5px;
  color: #b0a080;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.tp-14__nut-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
  font-size: 10.5px;
}

.tp-14__nut-name {
  color: #7a6a50;
}

.tp-14__nut-val {
  color: #5a4828;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-style: italic;
}

.tp-14__bar-wrap {
  height: 2px;
  background: rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.15);
  border-radius: 1px;
  margin: 2px 0 6px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.tp-14__bar {
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8a060, #e8c080);
}

.tp-14__subs {
  padding: 10px 13px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(180, 160, 120, 0.12);
}

.tp-14__subs-title {
  font-size: 8.5px;
  color: #b0a080;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.tp-14__sub {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  color: #7a6a50;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  padding-left: 9px;
  position: relative;
}

.tp-14__sub::before {
  content: '→';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: #c8a060;
  font-size: 9px;
}

.tp-14__note {
  padding: 10px 13px;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #9a8a68;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
```

How this works

The Recipe Ingredient Card demo evokes a cookbook page in the NYT Cooking or Serious Eats register — an italic Georgia headline, a cream #fdf8f0 background, and an ingredient list where every ingredient name carries a dotted brown underline. Hover a name and a nutrition-facts card lifts in from the right with per-serving macros, substitution suggestions, and a sourcing note. Each ingredient wraps in .tp-14__t, an inline-block trigger holding the visible .tp-14__name (dotted rgba(140,100,40,0.4) underline) and the hidden .tp-14__tip card.

On hover the name shifts to #8a5020 with a firmer rgba(138,80,32,0.6) underline — a book-marginalia affordance rather than a UI chip. The card itself is 240px, positioned left:calc(100% + 14px); top:50%; transform:translateY(-50%) so it sits to the right of the ingredient at eye level, with a shared opacity plus translateX(6px) lift-in. Its stack: a header on #f8f2e6 with italic Georgia ingredient name and an uppercase classification; a nutrition panel with per-100g or per-serving title, a two-column row list (Protein 31g, Iron 1.1mg 14% DV), and a warm-gradient calorie bar (#c8a060 to #e8c080); a substitutions list with amber arrow bullets; and a Georgia-italic closing tip.

Typography swaps deliberately mid-card — Georgia italic for the headline and prose, Inter sans for the tabular nutrition rows, a culinary pattern that mirrors printed cookbooks where recipe text is serif but nutrition tables are sans. Every ingredient row aligns on display:flex; align-items:baseline so quantities and ingredient names sit on the same baseline even when the ingredient name wraps.

Make it yours

  • Reskin from cookbook cream to a darker rustic palette by editing the two base backgrounds — #fdf8f0 on the demo root and #fff on the card. Deeper tones like #f4ecd8 and #fbf5e6 keep the tactile paper feel while reading better on OLED displays.
  • Add an allergen band by inserting a new section between .tp-14__nutrition and .tp-14__subs. Reuse the border-bottom hairline color rgba(180,160,120,0.12) and the 10px 13px padding so the visual rhythm holds.
  • Change the amber gradient on .tp-14__bar to a red-orange (#e08040 to #f0a060) for high-calorie items or a green (#8a9a50 to #b8c870) for produce. The width percentage still encodes the relative calorie load.
  • Swap Georgia for another serif — Playfair Display, Source Serif Pro, or Iowan Old Style — to shift register. Keep the italic on the ingredient names and closing notes; that italic is what carries the handwritten-recipe voice.
  • Add more ingredients by cloning a list item. If your list grows past a screen, the sticky card can drift below the viewport — increase the demo padding-right and consider a card cap of 4 to 5 substitution suggestions per ingredient.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • The card pops to the right, so on narrow viewports it will overflow the recipe card frame. The root uses padding: 40px 320px 40px 28px to reserve the space, but a shrunken layout will clip the tip. Use a container query to flip to a below-anchor layout under 720px.
  • The dotted underline on .tp-14__name is a strong hover affordance visually but keyboard users can't reach it. Add tabindex="0" to each .tp-14__t, mirror :hover rules with :focus-visible, and use aria-describedby to associate the ingredient with the tip.
  • WCAG SC 1.4.3 contrast: the #a09070 quantity text on #fff sits at 3.4:1 — below the 4.5:1 threshold for body text. Darken to #8a7050 for compliance, or keep #a09070 if you can classify it as decorative and provide the quantity in a screen-reader-only sibling.
  • The 2px .tp-14__bar-wrap track is decorative — the numeric calorie value already carries the data. Mark it aria-hidden="true" so screen readers don't announce a percentage without context. Otherwise sighted users get the bar and non-sighted users get an unanchored number.
  • Georgia's italic on the ingredient name relies on the browser having Georgia installed. On Linux without MS core fonts, the fallback serif may render as DejaVu Serif with a heavier italic; ship a webfont with font-display:swap so the recipe voice survives.
  • The card transform:translateY(-50%) vertically centers on the ingredient, but when the ingredient wraps to two lines the centering point shifts. If a wrapped ingredient sits near the top or bottom of the list, the card can clip the recipe card border — cap ingredient names to a single line with white-space:nowrap if space allows.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
90+14+88+90+

Flex baseline alignment, linear-gradient bars, and the shared transition stack all render identically. macOS renders Georgia italic slightly heavier than Windows; verify the visual weight matches your product's serif register. Firefox's dotted-underline pattern is slightly denser than Chromium's.

Techniques used in this demo

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