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From: Angelos Chalaris <chalarangelo@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2023 20:28:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add image text overlay

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+---
+title: Image with text overlay
+tags: visual
+author: chalarangelo
+cover: blog_images/icebreaker.jpg
+firstSeen: 2023-01-29T05:00:00-04:00
+---
+
+Displays an image with a text overlay.
+
+- Use the `<figure>` and `<figcaption>` elements to display the image and the text overlay respectively.
+- Use a `linear-gradient` to create the overlay effect over the image.
+
+```html
+<figure class="text-overlay-image">
+  <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/971/400/400.jpg" />
+  <figcaption>
+    <h3>Business <br/>Pricing</h3>
+  </figcaption>
+</figure>
+```
+
+```css
+.text-overlay-image {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  position: relative;
+  margin: 8px;
+  max-width: 400px;
+  max-height: 400px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.text-overlay-image figcaption {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  background: linear-gradient(0deg, #00000088 30%, #ffffff44 100%);
+  color: #fff;
+  padding: 16px;
+  font-family: sans-serif;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  font-size: 28px;
+}
+
+.text-overlay-image figcaption h3 {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+```