Learn with us how to create amazing Expanding Flex Cards with CSS and Javascript!
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Contents:
1. HTML Code
2. CSS Code
3. Javascript Code
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1. HTML Code
<div class="options">
<div class="option active" style="--optionBackground:url(https://66.media.tumblr.com/6fb397d822f4f9f4596dff2085b18f2e/tumblr_nzsvb4p6xS1qho82wo1_1280.jpg);">
<div class="shadow"></div>
<div class="label">
<div class="icon">
<i class="fas fa-walking"></i>
</div>
<div class="info">
<div class="main">Blonkisoaz</div>
<div class="sub">Omuke trughte a otufta</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="option" style="--optionBackground:url(https://66.media.tumblr.com/8b69cdde47aa952e4176b4200052abf4/tumblr_o51p7mFFF21qho82wo1_1280.jpg);">
<div class="shadow"></div>
<div class="label">
<div class="icon">
<i class="fas fa-snowflake"></i>
</div>
<div class="info">
<div class="main">Oretemauw</div>
<div class="sub">Omuke trughte a otufta</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="option" style="--optionBackground:url(https://66.media.tumblr.com/5af3f8303456e376ceda1517553ba786/tumblr_o4986gakjh1qho82wo1_1280.jpg);">
<div class="shadow"></div>
<div class="label">
<div class="icon">
<i class="fas fa-tree"></i>
</div>
<div class="info">
<div class="main">Iteresuselle</div>
<div class="sub">Omuke trughte a otufta</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="option" style="--optionBackground:url(https://66.media.tumblr.com/5516a22e0cdacaa85311ec3f8fd1e9ef/tumblr_o45jwvdsL11qho82wo1_1280.jpg);">
<div class="shadow"></div>
<div class="label">
<div class="icon">
<i class="fas fa-tint"></i>
</div>
<div class="info">
<div class="main">Idiefe</div>
<div class="sub">Omuke trughte a otufta</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="option" style="--optionBackground:url(https://66.media.tumblr.com/f19901f50b79604839ca761cd6d74748/tumblr_o65rohhkQL1qho82wo1_1280.jpg);">
<div class="shadow"></div>
<div class="label">
<div class="icon">
<i class="fas fa-sun"></i>
</div>
<div class="info">
<div class="main">Inatethi</div>
<div class="sub">Omuke trughte a otufta</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<a href="http://victorofvalencia-blog.tumblr.com" target="_blank" class="credit">Photos from Victor of Valencia on tumblr</a>
2. CSS Code
$optionDefaultColours: #ED5565,#FC6E51,#FFCE54,#2ECC71,#5D9CEC,#AC92EC;
body {
display:flex;
flex-direction:row;
justify-content:center;
align-items:center;
overflow:hidden;
height:100vh;
font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
transition:.25s;
@include dark {
background: #232223;
color:white;
}
.credit {
position: absolute;
bottom:20px;
left:20px;
color:inherit;
}
.options {
display:flex;
flex-direction:row;
align-items:stretch;
overflow:hidden;
min-width:600px;
max-width:900px;
width:calc(100% - 100px);
height:400px;
@for $i from 1 through 4 {
@media screen and (max-width:798px - $i*80) {
min-width:600px - $i*80;
.option:nth-child(#{6-$i}) {
display:none;
}
}
}
.option {
position: relative;
overflow:hidden;
min-width:60px;
margin:10px;
//border:0px solid --defaultColor;
background:var(--optionBackground, var(--defaultBackground, #E6E9ED));
background-size:auto 120%;
background-position:center;
cursor: pointer;
transition:.5s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.61, 0.41, 0.95);
@for $i from 1 through length($optionDefaultColours) {
&:nth-child(#{$i}) {
--defaultBackground:#{nth($optionDefaultColours, $i)};
}
}
&.active {
flex-grow:10000;
transform:scale(1);
max-width:600px;
margin:0px;
border-radius:40px;
background-size:auto 100%;
.shadow {
box-shadow:inset 0 -120px 120px -120px black, inset 0 -120px 120px -100px black;
}
.label {
bottom:20px;
left:20px;
.info >div {
left:0px;
opacity:1;
}
}
/*&:active {
transform:scale(0.9);
}*/
}
&:not(.active) {
flex-grow:1;
border-radius:30px;
.shadow {
bottom:-40px;
box-shadow:inset 0 -120px 0px -120px black, inset 0 -120px 0px -100px black;
}
.label {
bottom:10px;
left:10px;
.info >div {
left:20px;
opacity:0;
}
}
}
.shadow {
position: absolute;
bottom:0px;
left:0px;
right:0px;
height:120px;
transition:.5s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.61, 0.41, 0.95);
}
.label {
display:flex;
position: absolute;
right:0px;
height:40px;
transition:.5s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.61, 0.41, 0.95);
.icon {
display:flex;
flex-direction:row;
justify-content:center;
align-items:center;
min-width:40px;
max-width:40px;
height:40px;
border-radius:100%;
background-color:white;
color:var(--defaultBackground);
}
.info {
display:flex;
flex-direction:column;
justify-content:center;
margin-left:10px;
color:white;
white-space: pre;
>div {
position: relative;
transition:.5s cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.61, 0.41, 0.95), opacity .5s ease-out;
}
.main {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:1.2rem;
}
.sub {
transition-delay:.1s;
}
}
}
}
}
}
3. Javascript Code
$(".option").click(function(){
$(".option").removeClass("active");
$(this).addClass("active");
});
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