*, *::before, *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  margin: 0;
  background: #f8fafc;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 20px;
}

.blueprint-card {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 400px;
  height: 280px;
  border-radius: 24px;
  background: #0f172a;
  box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
  cursor: crosshair;
}

/* Bottom Layer: The Architectural Blueprint */
.wireframe-layer {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 24px;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.wf-grid {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background-image: 
    linear-gradient(rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.2) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.2) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 20px 20px;
}

.wf-box {
  position: absolute;
  border: 1px dashed #38bdf8;
  background: rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.1);
}

/* Top Layer: The High-Fidelity UI */
.ui-layer {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 24px;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 30px;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  /* The Magic: A perfectly clean wipe effect */
  clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0);
  transition: clip-path 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
}

.blueprint-card:hover .ui-layer {
  /* Wipes the top layer completely to the right */
  clip-path: inset(0 100% 0 0);
}

.ui-profile {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.avatar-img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.2);
}

.ui-info h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px 0;
  color: #0f172a;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.ui-info p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #64748b;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.ui-graphic {
  background: #f1f5f9;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 16px;
}

.ui-graphic p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #475569;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

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Modern Skeleton Wireframe Reveal CSS

Delight developers with a modern skeleton wireframe reveal card. Hovering over the image seamlessly triggers a razor-sharp CSS clip-path wipe, flawlessly exposing the underlying geometric grid architecture.

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#css

#skeleton

#wireframe

#blueprint

#hover

#reveal

#grid

#modern ui

#developer

#portfolio

/HTML *CSS ()JS Output Live Updates

*, *::before, *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  margin: 0;
  background: #f8fafc;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 20px;
}

.blueprint-card {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 400px;
  height: 280px;
  border-radius: 24px;
  background: #0f172a;
  box-shadow: 0 25px 50px -12px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
  cursor: crosshair;
}

/* Bottom Layer: The Architectural Blueprint */
.wireframe-layer {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 24px;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.wf-grid {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background-image: 
    linear-gradient(rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.2) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.2) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 20px 20px;
}

.wf-box {
  position: absolute;
  border: 1px dashed #38bdf8;
  background: rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.1);
}

/* Top Layer: The High-Fidelity UI */
.ui-layer {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 24px;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 30px;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  /* The Magic: A perfectly clean wipe effect */
  clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0);
  transition: clip-path 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
}

.blueprint-card:hover .ui-layer {
  /* Wipes the top layer completely to the right */
  clip-path: inset(0 100% 0 0);
}

.ui-profile {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.avatar-img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.2);
}

.ui-info h3 {
  margin: 0 0 6px 0;
  color: #0f172a;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.ui-info p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #64748b;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.ui-graphic {
  background: #f1f5f9;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 16px;
}

.ui-graphic p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #475569;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

<div class="blueprint-card">
  
  
  <div class="wireframe-layer">
    <div class="wf-grid"></div>
    <div class="wf-box" style="top: 30px; left: 30px; width: 80px; height: 80px; border-radius: 50%;"></div>
    <div class="wf-box" style="top: 40px; left: 130px; width: 180px; height: 20px;"></div>
    <div class="wf-box" style="top: 75px; left: 130px; width: 120px; height: 16px;"></div>
    
    <div class="wf-box" style="bottom: 30px; left: 30px; width: calc(100% - 60px); height: 100px; border-radius: 16px;"></div>
  </div>
  
  
  <div class="ui-layer">
    <div class="ui-profile">
      <img src="https://placehold.co/80x80/3b82f6/ffffff?text=Avatar" alt="User" class="avatar-img">
      <div class="ui-info">
        <h3>System Architect</h3>
        <p>Frontend Division</p>
      </div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="ui-graphic">
      <p>Hover over this card to trigger a flawless clip-path wipe, exposing the foundational blueprint architecture securely beneath.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  
</div>

Modern Skeleton Wireframe Reveal CSS

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