Expanding Hover Columns

By Rafi

F6 Line Created with Sketch.
grid image hover interaction flexbox
How do I use This?

Hover the columns to expand them and reveal content. It uses flexbox to grow shrink as needed and position the text.

HTML
<div class="row expand-column-wrapper">
  <div class="column">
    <p class="expand-column-content">Hello there.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="expand-column-content">If you hover</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="expand-column-content">over each section</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="expand-column-content">a couple of words</p>
  </div>
  <div class="column">
    <p class="expand-column-content">will appear</p>
  </div>
</div>


$expand-column-transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
$expand-column-background-color: #2c3840;
$expand-column-hover-width: 40%;
$expand-column-fluid: true;

.expand-column-wrapper {
  height: 100vh;

  @if $expand-column-fluid == 'true' {
    max-width: none;
  } @else {
    max-wdtih: $global-width;
  }

  .column {
    padding: 1rem;
    transition: $expand-column-transition;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;

    &:hover {
      flex-basis: $expand-column-hover-width;
    }

    &:hover {
      .expand-column-content {
        opacity: 1;
      }
    }
  }

  .expand-column-content {
    color: $white;
    font-weight: bold;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: $expand-column-transition;
  }

  @include breakpoint(small only) {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}


// optional theming
// .expand-column-wrapper .column {
//   &:nth-of-type(1) {
//     background: lighten($expand-column-background-color, 25%);
//   }

//   &:nth-of-type(2) {
//     background: lighten($expand-column-background-color, 20%);
//   }

//   &:nth-of-type(3) {
//     background: lighten($expand-column-background-color, 15%);
//   }

//   &:nth-of-type(4) {
//     background: lighten($expand-column-background-color, 10%);
//   }

//   &:nth-of-type(5) {
//     background: lighten($expand-column-background-color, 5%);
//   }

//   &:nth-of-type(6) {
//     background: $expand-column-background-color;
//   }
// }

.expand-column-wrapper .column {
  &:nth-of-type(1) {
    background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/2154/sky-lights-space-dark.jpg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb') center center no-repeat;
    height: 100vh;
    background-size: cover;
  }

  &:nth-of-type(2) {
    background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/113744/helix-nebula-ngc-7293-planetary-fog-constellation-aquarius-113744.jpeg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb') center center no-repeat;
    height: 100vh;
    background-size: cover;
  }

  &:nth-of-type(3) {
    background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/2162/sky-space-dark-galaxy.jpg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb') center center no-repeat;
    height: 100vh;
    background-size: cover;
  }

  &:nth-of-type(4) {
    background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/24248/pexels-photo.jpg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb') center center no-repeat;
    height: 100vh;
    background-size: cover;
  }

  &:nth-of-type(5) {
    background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/41951/solar-system-emergence-spitzer-telescope-telescope-41951.jpeg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb') center center no-repeat;
    height: 100vh;
    background-size: cover;
  }

  &:nth-of-type(6) {
    background: url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/2156/sky-earth-space-working.jpg') center center no-repeat;
    height: 100vh;
    background-size: cover;
  }
}



.expand-column-wrapper {
  height: 100vh;
  max-wdtih: 75rem;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column {
  padding: 1rem;
  transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
  display: -webkit-flex;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  -webkit-align-items: center;
      -ms-flex-align: center;
          align-items: center;
  -webkit-justify-content: center;
      -ms-flex-pack: center;
          justify-content: center;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:hover {
  -webkit-flex-basis: 40%;
      -ms-flex-preferred-size: 40%;
          flex-basis: 40%;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:hover .expand-column-content {
  opacity: 1;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .expand-column-content {
  color: #fefefe;
  font-weight: bold;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 39.9375em) {
  .expand-column-wrapper {
    -webkit-flex-direction: column;
        -ms-flex-direction: column;
            flex-direction: column;
  }
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:nth-of-type(1) {
  background: url("https://images.pexels.com/photos/2154/sky-lights-space-dark.jpg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb") center center no-repeat;
  height: 100vh;
  background-size: cover;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:nth-of-type(2) {
  background: url("https://images.pexels.com/photos/113744/helix-nebula-ngc-7293-planetary-fog-constellation-aquarius-113744.jpeg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb") center center no-repeat;
  height: 100vh;
  background-size: cover;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:nth-of-type(3) {
  background: url("https://images.pexels.com/photos/2162/sky-space-dark-galaxy.jpg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb") center center no-repeat;
  height: 100vh;
  background-size: cover;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:nth-of-type(4) {
  background: url("https://images.pexels.com/photos/24248/pexels-photo.jpg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb") center center no-repeat;
  height: 100vh;
  background-size: cover;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:nth-of-type(5) {
  background: url("https://images.pexels.com/photos/41951/solar-system-emergence-spitzer-telescope-telescope-41951.jpeg?w=940&h=650&auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb") center center no-repeat;
  height: 100vh;
  background-size: cover;
}

.expand-column-wrapper .column:nth-of-type(6) {
  background: url("https://images.pexels.com/photos/2156/sky-earth-space-working.jpg") center center no-repeat;
  height: 100vh;
  background-size: cover;
}
JS

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