How to Create a CSS Hover Effect That Displays Text?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around creating a CSS hover effect that displays text when hovering over images. Participants explore various methods and techniques related to this effect, including specific CSS properties and libraries that can facilitate its implementation.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a link to a project demonstrating the desired hover effect and requests guidance on implementation.
  • Another participant identifies the effect as a "card with a slide-up caption" or "CSS hover effect" and suggests searching for it for more information.
  • A participant mentions using browser developer tools to inspect web pages and toggle the :hover pseudo-class to see related CSS.
  • It is noted that adding alt text or title text to images can display text on hover in some browsers without additional programming.
  • One participant explains that the hover effect relies on CSS classes and transitions, indicating that the text must be present in the source code.
  • Resources such as Wow.js and animate.css are mentioned as libraries that can simplify the creation of hover effects.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a single method for implementing the hover effect, as multiple approaches and tools are discussed without resolution.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference the need for specific CSS properties and the presence of text in the source code, but details on exact implementations or code examples are not provided.

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Web developers and designers interested in enhancing user interfaces with CSS hover effects may find this discussion beneficial.

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How do I build component that shows some text when I hover over it?
https://practice-project-html-css.vercel.app/
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I'm talking about this one.
When you hover there, it shows some text. How do I make it?
HTML:
 <div class="grid-container">
        <div class="one"><img src="project1.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="two"><img src="Project2.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="three"><img src="project3.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="four"><img src="project4.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="five"><img src="project5.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="six"><img src="project6.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="seven"><img src="project7.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="eight"><img src="project8.png" alt="" /></div>
        <div class="nine"><img src="project9.png" alt="" /></div>
      </div>

CSS:
.grid-container{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap:40px;
  
}

Please tell me how to implement this feature.
 
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This is known as a "card with a slide-up caption" or more simply a "CSS hover effect". You can search for this.
 
You can give the image an alt text or title text or both, usually the same text, as some browsers display the alt text and others display the title text on hover, with no programming required by you to make it happen.

But the example you give is a css hover effect, which is shown in the source code. The text is there in the source code, and on hover it uses a class (in the html) and a transition (in the css) to slide it up.

There are useful libraries of effects such as Wow.js and animate.css that make life easier for you. Animate.css is called in the header of the sample page.
 
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