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3D Tilt Parallax

Dark card tilts in 3D toward the cursor; badge, orb, and text layers float at distinct Z-depths. A radial shine tracks the pointer; auto-rotates when idle.

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When to use it

Product cards, profile cards, hero feature panels — anywhere a premium tactile feel rewards hover interaction.

When not to

Touch-only mobile UIs where pointermove is absent; content-dense layouts where 3D tilt distracts from surrounding text.

Working with an AI agent

Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:

Change the accent color to gold (#f59e0b), increase the max tilt angle from 14 to 20 degrees, and set the orb color to match the accent. Theme: dark tokens live in :root, the light variant in :root[data-theme="light"]; ?theme=light or a {type:'forever:theme'} postMessage switches at runtime.

Safe to edit

  • max tilt angle (max=14)
  • auto-rotate speed (t+=0.012)
  • accent colors (--accent-iris, --accent-cyan, --accent-magenta)
  • layer Z-depth translateZ values
  • shine opacity and spread (rgba 0.28, 45%)
  • theme tokens (:root dark defaults + [data-theme=light] overrides)

Keep intact

  • IIFE wrapper
  • prefers-reduced-motion guard
  • visibilitychange stop/start
  • c01-tilt--live class for fast transition on hover
  • theme hook (?theme= bootstrap + forever:theme message listener + theme tokens)

Known limitations

  • Shine effect uses CSS custom properties — requires modern browser; no fallback for IE/older Safari
  • Card size is vmin-based so may appear small on landscape mobile viewports

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