Polaroid Effect
Original · freeA polaroid frame with a caption that tilts on hover.
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npx shadcn@latest add https://webinnoventix.com/r/imgfx-polaroid.json"use client";
import { useRef, type CSSProperties } from "react";
import { motion, useInView, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
const shots = [
{
src: "/img/gallery/g07.webp",
alt: "Golden light spilling across a quiet mountain ridge at dusk",
caption: "Ridge, last light",
date: "07 · 14",
rot: "-5deg",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g18.webp",
alt: "Rain-slicked city street reflecting neon signage after dark",
caption: "Downtown, after rain",
date: "05 · 02",
rot: "3deg",
},
{
src: "/img/gallery/g25.webp",
alt: "Wildflowers catching morning sun in an open meadow",
caption: "Meadow, 6am",
date: "06 · 21",
rot: "-2deg",
},
];
export default function ImgfxPolaroid() {
const prefersReduced = useReducedMotion();
const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const inView = useInView(ref, { once: true, margin: "-80px" });
return (
<section className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-neutral-100 px-6 py-24 dark:bg-neutral-950 sm:px-10">
<style>{`
.polx-card {
transition:
transform 420ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
box-shadow 420ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
will-change: transform;
}
.polx-card:hover,
.polx-card:focus-visible {
transform: rotate(0deg) translateY(-14px) scale(1.03) !important;
box-shadow: 0 34px 60px -22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
z-index: 20;
outline: none;
}
.polx-cap {
transition: transform 420ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
transform-origin: left center;
}
.polx-card:hover .polx-cap,
.polx-card:focus-visible .polx-cap {
transform: rotate(-3.5deg) translateX(2px);
}
.polx-sheen {
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 420ms ease;
}
.polx-card:hover .polx-sheen,
.polx-card:focus-visible .polx-sheen {
opacity: 1;
}
@keyframes polx-rise {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px) rotate(var(--polx-r)); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) rotate(var(--polx-r)); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.polx-card,
.polx-cap,
.polx-sheen { transition: none !important; }
.polx-card:hover,
.polx-card:focus-visible { transform: rotate(0deg) !important; }
}
`}</style>
<div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl text-center">
<p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.35em] text-rose-500 dark:text-rose-400">
Image Effect
</p>
<h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-50 sm:text-4xl">
Polaroid Tilt
</h2>
<p className="mt-3 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
Hover a print — it straightens, lifts, and the handwritten caption kicks back.
</p>
</div>
<div
ref={ref}
className="mx-auto mt-16 flex max-w-4xl flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-8 sm:gap-6"
>
{shots.map((shot, i) => {
const style = prefersReduced
? { transform: "rotate(0deg)" as const }
: ({
"--polx-r": shot.rot,
transform: `rotate(${shot.rot})`,
animation: inView
? `polx-rise 620ms ${i * 120}ms cubic-bezier(0.22,1,0.36,1) both`
: "none",
opacity: inView ? undefined : 0,
} as CSSProperties);
return (
<motion.div
key={shot.src}
tabIndex={0}
aria-label={`Polaroid: ${shot.caption}`}
style={style}
className="polx-card group relative w-60 cursor-pointer rounded-sm bg-white p-3 pb-0 shadow-[0_18px_40px_-20px_rgba(0,0,0,0.45)] ring-1 ring-black/5 focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-rose-400 dark:bg-neutral-100"
>
<div className="relative overflow-hidden bg-neutral-200">
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src={shot.src}
alt={shot.alt}
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="aspect-square w-full select-none object-cover"
/>
<div className="polx-sheen pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-tr from-transparent via-white/25 to-transparent" />
<div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 shadow-[inset_0_0_30px_rgba(0,0,0,0.12)]" />
</div>
<div className="flex items-end justify-between px-1 py-5">
<span className="polx-cap font-serif text-lg italic text-neutral-800">
{shot.caption}
</span>
<span className="pb-1 font-mono text-[10px] tracking-wider text-neutral-400">
{shot.date}
</span>
</div>
</motion.div>
);
})}
</div>
</section>
);
}Dependencies
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