# Image Effects for React and Tailwind

> Images carry a product page, and people want to look closer. These effects add zoom lenses that follow the pointer, reveals on hover and scroll, and comparisons between two versions of a picture. Check each one with your own photos, since detail matters more than the demo's. Install the one that fits, keep the original image sharp, and make sure it still works on touch.

1 components. 

- [Lens](https://layro.dev/@magicuidesign/lens.md): Interactive zoom component for images and videos (`npx layro-cli add @magicuidesign/lens`)

## About

Image effects change how a picture appears or reacts: zoom lenses, hover reveals, parallax, blur and focus effects, and comparisons that slide between two images.

Use the effect to help people look closer, like zooming into product detail, not just to move the picture. Keep images sized for the effect, so a zoom has real detail to show, and give every image meaningful alt text.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I make an image zoom on hover?

Wrap the image in a container with overflow hidden and scale the image up on hover with a transition. For a magnifying lens, track the pointer and show a scaled copy of the image under it.

### How do I make a before and after image slider?

Stack the two images, clip the top one to a width controlled by a draggable handle, and update it as the handle moves. Support the keyboard with arrow keys, not only dragging.

### Do image effects work on touch screens?

Hover effects don't, so make sure nothing important depends on them. Effects that respond to taps or drags, like sliders and lenses, can work well on touch with the right events.

### Do image effects slow pages down?

Transforms and opacity are cheap because the GPU handles them. Large images are the real cost, so serve sizes that fit the effect and lazy load images below the fold.

### How do I make an image reveal on scroll?

Start the image clipped, blurred or scaled, and animate it to full view when it enters the viewport. Keep the reveal quick, so people aren't waiting to see the picture.

### How do I add a parallax effect to an image?

Move the image a little slower than the page as it scrolls, with a transform tied to scroll position. Keep the movement small and turn it off for reduced motion.

### How do I make an image hover effect in Tailwind?

Use group-hover on a wrapper to scale, brighten or reveal a caption over the image, with overflow-hidden and a transition. Make sure the caption is also visible without hover on touch screens.

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