CSS Image Hover Zoom Effect (Code Snippet)

<div class="image-zoom-container">
  <img src="https://placehold.co/400x300/3498db/ffffff?text=Hover+Me" alt="Zoomable Image">
</div>

body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  background-color: #f0f0f0;
  margin: 0;
}
.image-zoom-container {
  width: 400px; /* Set container width */
  height: 300px; /* Set container height */
  overflow: hidden; /* This is crucial to hide the parts of the image that zoom out */
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.image-zoom-container img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; /* Ensures the image covers the container, might crop */
  transition: transform 0.5s ease; /* Smooth transition for the zoom effect */
  display: block; /* Remove extra space below image */
}

.image-zoom-container:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.2); /* Zoom factor - adjust as needed */
}

CSS Image Hover Zoom Effect

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