Product Quick View Card

Enhance your online store's browsing experience with this product card featuring a "Quick View" button that appears on hover.

This common e-commerce pattern allows customers to view product details in a popup or modal without leaving the main category page, leading to a faster and more fluid shopping experience.

Screenshot showing a product card with a 'Quick View' button appearing on hover.

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About this Component

This purely CSS-based component creates an interactive effect where hovering over the product image reveals a "Quick View" button. It uses a combination of CSS positioning and transforms to slide the button into view smoothly. The card's content is displayed below the image in a clean, centered layout.

Features

Hover-to-Reveal Button: The "Quick View" button is hidden by default and animates into view when a user hovers over the image.
CSS-Only Interactivity: The entire hover effect is achieved with CSS, requiring no JavaScript for the card's animation.
Subtle Overlay & Zoom: Hovering also applies a slight dimming effect and a subtle zoom to the image, enhancing the interactive feel.
Accessible: The product information is wrapped in links with an appropriate aria-label to describe the action to assistive technology users.

Code Breakdown

HTML Structure

Each product card is an article. The main part is the .qv-card-image-container, which holds both the main product image link and the "Quick View" button. The product information (category, title, price) is contained in a separate block below.

CSS Styling

The "Quick View" button (.qv-quick-view-btn) is positioned absolutely within its container. Its initial state is set using transform: translate(-50%, 150%). This moves it horizontally to the center (the -50% on the X-axis) and vertically pushes it down and out of sight (the 150% on the Y-axis). A transition is set on the transform property.

When the user hovers over the parent container (.qv-card-image-container:hover), the style for the button changes to transform: translate(-50%, 0). This keeps it centered horizontally but moves it to its natural vertical position (Y-axis 0). Because of the transition, the browser smoothly animates the button between these two positions, creating the "slide-in" effect.

Code

Here is the complete code. This template provides the card component; you will need to add your own JavaScript to handle the action when the "Quick View" button is clicked (e.g., opening a modal).

<style>
/* This is an optional body style to provide a background for the page */
body {
    background-color: #f9fafb;
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif;
}

/* === Grid Container for the Cards === */
.cards-grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
    gap: 1.5rem;
    padding: 1.5rem;
}

/* === Quick View Product Card Styles === */
.qv-card {
    --qv-card-radius: 12px;

background-color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: var(--qv-card-radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

/* Image container */
.qv-card-image-container {
    position: relative; /* Context for the overlay and button */
    background-color: #f3f4f6;
    overflow: hidden; /* Clips the hover overlay and button */
}

/* The hover-to-show Quick View button */
.qv-quick-view-btn {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 1.2rem;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, 150%); /* Start hidden below the card */
    
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
    color: #1f2937;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
    z-index: 10;
    white-space: nowrap;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

/* On hover, move the button into view */
.qv-card-image-container:hover .qv-quick-view-btn {
    transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}

/* Dim overlay on hover */
.qv-card-image-container::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 5;
    pointer-events: none; /* Allows clicks to go through to the image link */
}
.qv-card-image-container:hover::after {
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.qv-card-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 320px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
.qv-card-image-container:hover .qv-card-image {
    transform: scale(1.05); /* Subtle zoom on image */
}

/* Content block styling */
.qv-card-content {
    padding: 1.25rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.qv-card a.qv-card-link {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
}
.qv-card a.qv-card-link:hover .qv-card-title {
    color: #4f46e5;
}

.qv-card-category {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #6b7280;
    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.qv-card-title {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.qv-card-price {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #111827;
}

</style>

<div class="cards-grid-container">
    
    <article class="qv-card">
        <div class="qv-card-image-container">
            <a href="#" class="qv-card-link" aria-label="View details for Terra Camping Tent">
                
                <img src="https://placehold.co/600x600/22c55e/ffffff/png?text=Tent" alt="A green and gray camping tent set up in a field." class="qv-card-image">
            </a>
            <button type="button" class="qv-quick-view-btn">Quick View</button>
        </div>
        <div class="qv-card-content">
            <a href="#" class="qv-card-link">
                <div class="qv-card-category">Camping Gear</div>
                <h3 class="qv-card-title">Terra Camping Tent</h3>
                <p class="qv-card-price">$249.99</p>
            </a>
        </div>
    </article>
    
    
    <article class="qv-card">
        <div class="qv-card-image-container">
            <a href="#" class="qv-card-link" aria-label="View details for Artisan Ceramic Mug Set">
                 
                <img src="https://placehold.co/600x600/f43f5e/ffffff/png?text=Mugs" alt="A set of handcrafted ceramic mugs with a speckled glaze." class="qv-card-image">
            </a>
             <button type="button" class="qv-quick-view-btn">Quick View</button>
        </div>
        <div class="qv-card-content">
             <a href="#" class="qv-card-link">
                <div class="qv-card-category">Kitchenware</div>
                <h3 class="qv-card-title">Artisan Ceramic Mug Set</h3>
                <p class="qv-card-price">$45.00</p>
             </a>
        </div>
    </article>

<article class="qv-card">
        <div class="qv-card-image-container">
            <a href="#" class="qv-card-link" aria-label="View details for Linen Throw Blanket">
                 
                <img src="https://placehold.co/600x600/8b5cf6/ffffff/png?text=Blanket" alt="A soft, woven linen throw blanket in a neutral color." class="qv-card-image">
            </a>
             <button type="button" class="qv-quick-view-btn">Quick View</button>
        </div>
        <div class="qv-card-content">
            <a href="#" class="qv-card-link">
                <div class="qv-card-category">Home Goods</div>
                <h3 class="qv-card-title">Linen Throw Blanket</h3>
                <p class="qv-card-price">$79.00</p>
            </a>
        </div>
    </article>

</div>

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