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How To Create an Image Overlay Zoom Effect

Learn how to create an image overlay zoom effect on hover

Image Hover Fullscreen Zoom

Hover over the image to see the zoom effect.

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How To Create an Overlay Zoom Effect

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div class="container">
  <img src="img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar" class="image">
  <div class="overlay">
    <div class="text">Hello World</div>
  </div>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* Container needed to position the overlay. Adjust the width as needed */
.container {
  position: relative;
  width: 50%;
}

/* Make the image to responsive */
.image {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

/* The overlay effect (full height and width) - lays on top of the container and over the image */
.overlay {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  background-color: #008CBA;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform: scale(0);
  transition: .3s ease;
}

/* When you mouse over the container, the overlay text will "zoom" in display */
.container:hover .overlay {
  transform: scale(1);
}

/* Some text inside the overlay, which is positioned in the middle vertically and horizontally */
.text {
  color: white;
  font-size: 20px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  text-align: center;
}
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Tip: Also see other image overlay effects (fade, slide, etc) in our How To - Image Hover Overlay.

Go to our CSS Images Tutorial to learn more about how to style images.

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