Image Overlay Fade on Hover

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Written By Squarestylist Support

What You'll Create

An HTML block overlay that fades out when visitors hover, revealing the image beneath. Creates a reveal effect where content disappears to show what's underneath.

The Problem It Solves

You want to show additional content or text over an image, but have it disappear on hover so visitors can see the full image. This creates an interactive reveal effect that draws attention.

Perfect For

Before/after reveals, Text overlay effects, Interactive sections, Feature highlights, Engagement elements

What Makes This Different

This technique uses CSS opacity transitions on an HTML block positioned over an image. On hover, the overlay fades to transparent, revealing the background. Simple and effective with just a few lines of CSS.

Details

  • Section Type: Fluid & Classic

  • Code Type: CSS

  • Prerequisites: HTML block positioned over image

  • Toolkit Title: Image Overlay Hover

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