main#main

  h1 Card Split Hovers
  
  .card(tabindex="0")
    img(src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1535498730771-e735b998cd64?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=687&q=80", alt="A City skyline at sunset")
    
    .text
      h2(data-splitting="") The City
      p(data-splitting="") Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Dignissimos excepturi nostrum necessitatibus doloremque? Quasi non molestias odio.  Quasi non molestias odio.
  
  .card(tabindex="0")
    img(src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1586500036706-41963de24d8b?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=687&q=80", alt="A City skyline at sunset")
    
    .text
      h2(data-splitting="") The Beach
      p(data-splitting="")  Quasi non molestias odio. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Dignissimos excepturi nostrum necessitatibus doloremque? Quasi non molestias odio.
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:root {
  --cover-timing: 0.5s; 
  --cover-ease: cubic-bezier(0.66, 0.08, 0.19, 0.97);
  --cover-stagger: 0.15s;
  
  --text-timing: .75s;
  --text-stagger: 0.015s;
  --text-ease: cubic-bezier(0.38, 0.26, 0.05, 1.07);
  
  --title-stagger: 0.05s;
  --highlight: white;
}


.card {
  
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 9/12;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  
  border-radius: 7px;
  box-shadow:
    rgba(255,255,255,0.3) 0 5vw 6vw -8vw,
    rgba(255,255,255,0) 0 4.5vw 5vw -6vw,
    rgba(50, 50, 80, 0.5) 0px 4vw 8vw -2vw, 
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0px 4vw 5vw -3vw;
  
  transition: box-shadow 1s var(--cover-ease);
  
  & > * {
    z-index: 2;
  }
  
  & > img {
    z-index: 0;
    transition: all .8s cubic-bezier(0.66, 0.08, 0.19, 0.97);;
  }
  
  &::before,
  &::after {
    content: "";
    width: 100%;
    height: 50%;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    position: absolute;
    transform-origin: left;
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transition: all var(--cover-timing) var(--cover-ease);
    z-index: 1;
  }
  
  &::after {
    transition-delay: var(--cover-stagger);
    top: 50%;
  }
  
  &:hover,
  &:focus {
  
    box-shadow: 
      white 0 5vw 6vw -9vw,
      var(--highlight) 0 5.5vw 5vw -7.5vw,
      rgba(50, 50, 80, 0.5) 0px 4vw 8vw -2vw, 
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0px 4vw 5vw -3vw;
   
    &::before,
    &::after {
      transform: scaleX(1);
    }

    & h2 .char,
    & p .word {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
      color: inherit;
    }

    & h2 .char {
      transition-delay: calc(0.1s + var(--char-index) * var(--title-stagger));
    }
    
    & p .word {
      transition-delay: calc(0.1s + var(--word-index) * var(--text-stagger));
    }
    
    & img {
      transform: scale(1.1);
    }
    
  }
  
  &:nth-of-type(1) {
    --highlight: coral;
  }
  
  &:nth-of-type(2) {
    --highlight: #56ffe5;
  }
  
}

.text {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 20px;
  top: auto;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 30px;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 4vw, 40px);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}

p {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-size: clamp(10px, 1.25vw, 14px);
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-align: justify;
  margin-top: 0.2em;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

h2 .char, 
p .word {
  color: var(--highlight);
  display: inline-block;
  opacity: 0;
  position: relative;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition-property: transform, opacity, color; 
  transition-timing-function: var(--text-ease);
  transition-duration: var(--text-timing), var(--text-timing), calc(var(--text-timing)*2);
}

img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 7px;
}







// layout stuff

main {
  
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: 60px;
  grid-gap: 2em;
  
  @media screen and (min-width: 600px) {
    
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
    
  }
  
}

.card {
  
  width: 90vw;
  max-width: 300px;
  
  @media screen and (min-width: 600px) {
    width: 40vw;
  }
  
}

h1 {
  color: #5b6377;
  font-weight: 100;
  
  @media screen and (min-width: 600px) {
    grid-column: 1/3;
  }
  
}

body, main {
  
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  
}

body, html {
  
  color: white;
  background: #333844;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
  
}

body {
  
  padding: 1em 0 3em;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 4em);
  
}

View Compiled
Splitting();

setTimeout(() => {
  document.querySelector(".card").focus();
},1500);

External CSS

  1. https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:wght@300;400;500;600;700;800&display=swap

External JavaScript

  1. https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js
  2. https://unpkg.com/splitting/dist/splitting.min.js