CSS - Image Opacity
Note: This is not yet a CSS standard. However, it works in all modern browsers, and is a part of the W3C CSS 3 recommendation.
First we will show you how to create a transparent image with CSS.
Regular image:
The same image with transparency:
Look at the following source code:
<img src="http://www.leakbali.com/images/tutor/f1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="transparent image"
style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)" />
Firefox uses the property opacity:x for transparency, while Internet Explorer uses filter:alpha(opacity=x).
Tip: The CSS3 syntax for transparency is opacity:x.
In Firefox (opacity:x) x can be a value from 0.0 - 1.0. A lower value makes the element more transparent.
In Internet Explorer (filter:alpha(opacity=x)) x can be a value from 0 - 100. A lower value makes the element more transparent.
Mouse over the images:
The source code looks like this:
<img src="http://www.leakbali.com/images/tutor/f1.jpg" alt="mouse over image 1" width="150" height="113" style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)" onmouseover="this.style.opacity=1;this.filters.alpha.opacity=100" onmouseout="this.style.opacity=0.4;this.filters.alpha.opacity=40" />
<img src="http://www.leakbali.com/images/tutor/f2.jpg" alt="mouse over image 2" width="150" height="113"
style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)" onmouseover="this.style.opacity=1;this.filters.alpha.opacity=100" onmouseout="this.style.opacity=0.4;this.filters.alpha.opacity=40" />
We see that the first line of the source code is similar to the source code in Example 1. In addition, we have added an onmouseover attribute and an onmouseout attribute. The onmouseover attribute defines what will happen when the mouse pointer moves over the image. In this case we want the image to NOT be transparent when we move the mouse pointer over it.
The syntax for this in Firefox is: this.style.opacity=1 and the syntax in IE is: this.filters.alpha.opacity=100.
When the mouse pointer moves away from the image, we want the image to be transparent again. This is done in the onmouseout attribute.
This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box. This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
The source code look like this:
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
div.background
{
width:500px;
height:250px;
background:url(http://www.leakbali.com/images/tutor/f1.jpg)
repeat;
border:2px solid black;
}
div.transbox
{
width:400px;
height:180px;
margin:30px 50px;
background-color:#ffffff;
border:1px solid black;
/* for IE */
filter:alpha(opacity=60);
/* CSS3 standard */
opacity:0.6;
}
div.transbox p
{
margin:30px 40px;
font-weight:bold;
color:#000000;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="background">
<div class="transbox">
<p>This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
First, we create a div element (class="background") with a fixed height and width, a background image, and a border. Then we create a smaller div (class="transbox") inside the first div element. The "transbox" div have a fixed width, a background color, and a border - and it is transparent. Inside the transparent div, we add some text inside a p element.
