Vue Bootstrap Hover Effects

Vue Hover Effects - Bootstrap 4 & Material Design

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Bootstrap hover effect appears when user positions computer cursor over an element without activating it. Hover effects make a website more interactive.

However, we don't recommend to mix hover effects with functional elements (like dropdown on hover or hidden buttons visible only after hovering) because such approach isn't mobile-friendly.

MDB is a mobile-first framework, so we attach great importance to make each component easy to use for touch screens.

That's why our hover effects are gentle and decorative.

Basic examples

Here is the most common example of hover effects usage.

Strong overlay

Light overlay

Super light overlay

Zoom effect

Shadow effect

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view hover src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Horizontal/People/6-col/img%20(7).webp" alt="">
            <mdb-mask flex-center overlay="blue-light" text="Light overlay" />
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView, mdbMask } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView,
              mdbMask
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view hover src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Horizontal/People/6-col/img%20(7).webp" alt="">
            <mdb-mask flex-center overlay="red-strong" text="Strong overlay" />
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView, mdbMask } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView,
              mdbMask
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view hover src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Horizontal/People/6-col/img%20(7).webp" alt="">
            <mdb-mask flex-center overlay="green-slight" text="Super light overlay" />
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView, mdbMask } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView,
              mdbMask
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view class="zoom" src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Horizontal/People/6-col/img%20(7).webp" alt="">
            <mdb-mask flex-center text="Zoom effect" />
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView, mdbMask } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView,
              mdbMask
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

        
            
        <template>
          <img src="[...]" class="hoverable">
        </template>
      
        
    

Usage

Step 1: Create a wrapper containing component mdb-view.

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view>
            [...]
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbMask } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

Step 2: Add a class of the effect you want to use (for example .overlay or .zoom).

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view class="overlay">
            [...]
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

Step 3: Set a path to the image by adding src prop.

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view class="overlay" src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Horizontal/City/6-col/img%20(3).webp" alt="">
            [...]
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

Step 4: Add a component mask to cover the image with the overlay and choose color and intensity of the overlay.

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view class="overlay" src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Horizontal/City/6-col/img%20(3).webp" alt="">
            <mdb-mask overlay="red-strong" />
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView, mdbMask } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView,
              mdbMask
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

Step 5: If you want to add some text, you can use a prop flex-center to center it, and text to give your text a stronger contrast and make it more visible.

        
            
        <template>
          <mdb-view class="overlay" src="https://mdbootstrap.com/img/Photos/Horizontal/City/6-col/img%20(3).webp" alt="">
            <mdb-mask overlay="red-strong" flex-center text="Strong overlay" />
          </mdb-view>
        </template>
      
        
    

        
            
        <script>
          import { mdbView, mdbMask } from "mdbvue";
          export default {
            name: "HoverEffect",
            components: {
              mdbView,
              mdbMask
            }
          }
        </script>
      
        
    

Zoom effect.

To use a zoom effect, follow the instruction above, but instead of .overlay add a class .zoom.

Shadow effect.

To use a shadow effect, you only need to add a .hoverable class to chosen element.

Colors and intensity

Use one of the view's overlay prop to change the color and intensity.

Strong overlay

blue-strong

red-strong

pink-strong

purple-strong

indigo-strong

cyan-strong

teal-strong

green-strong

lime-strong

yellow-strong

orange-strong

brown-strong

grey-strong

blue-grey-strong

black-strong

stylish-strong

white-strong

Light overlay

blue-light

red-light

pink-light

purple-light

indigo-light

cyan-light

teal-light

green-light

lime-light

yellow-light

orange-light

brown-light

grey-light

blue-grey-light

black-light

stylish-light

white-light

Super light overlay

blue-slight

red-slight

pink-slight

purple-slight

indigo-slight

cyan-slight

teal-slight

green-slight

lime-slight

yellow-slight

orange-slight

brown-slight

grey-slight

blue-grey-slight

black-slight

stylish-slight

white-slight