Measured entry

eldora-card-flip-hover

hover-effect3dmotion on file

A client-side React image card distributed as a shadcn registry item. It uses local state and a timer to trigger a Tailwind-styled perspective flip on mouse entry, then resets automatically. It accepts a required image URL and renders that same image on both faces, with no provider or helper package.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of eldora-card-flip-hover at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of eldora-card-flip-hover at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of eldora-card-flip-hover at 1440 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 1440 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.

Measured

Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.

Harness measurements recorded for eldora-card-flip-hover
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal17.5 KB (82.9 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline)
Bare modeOK
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

Verdict

A compact, dependency-light effect that builds and mounts on its own, but it is closer to a decorative animation than a reusable content card. Adopt it when its fixed hover behavior fits, and expect to extend it for meaningful back content, touch and keyboard access, or motion preferences.

Use it if

  • You need a decorative image tile that performs a brief flip when a pointer enters it.
  • Your React project already supports Tailwind utility classes and arbitrary CSS properties.
  • Using the same image on the front and back matches the intended effect.

Skip it if

  • The reveal must work by keyboard, tap, focus, or an explicit control rather than mouse hover alone.
  • You need distinct back-face content such as text, actions, or a second image.
  • Your interface must respect reduced-motion preferences without modifying the component.
  • You want the parent to control the flipped state or the reset timing.

Install

Installation record for eldora-card-flip-hover
Declared dependenciesreact
Missing on installnone
Bare installbuilds and mounts without the shadcn-style helpers
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn project, add the component as a client-side React module and ensure Tailwind processes its utility classes and arbitrary perspective, transform, and backface rules. Supply a valid image URL. No context provider is required.

Source and credit

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License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-13

Alternatives

Other published entries for the hover-effect pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.