JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Tan

HTML

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  <span></span>
</a>

CSS

body {
  background-color: #35bcd6;
  text-align: center;
}

.img {
    display: inline-block;
  position: relative;

  margin: 2em 1em;
  box-shadow: 0 .1em .1em #333;

  background-size: cover;
  background-position: -100% -100%, 0 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.img span {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(-240deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) calc(50% - 1em), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17) 0,  rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.48) calc(50% + 1em),rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 0) no-repeat;
  transform: translate(-100%, -100%);
  transition: all .3s ease-out;
}

.img:nth-child(1) > span {
  background: linear-gradient(to right bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) calc(50% + 1em),transparent);
}

.img:hover > span {
  transform: translate(100%, 100%);
}