JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Steven Senkus

HTML

<section class="main">
    <ul class="ch-grid">
        <li>
            <div class="ch-item ch-item-1 ch-img-1">
                <div class="ch-info">
                    	<h3>Bear</h3>

                    <p>bear is hungry<a href="http://drbl.in/eODP">Link to bear</a>

                    </p>
                </div>
            </div>
        </li>
        <li>
            <div class="ch-item ch-item-2 ch-img-2">
                <div class="ch-info">
                    	<h3>Cat</h3>

                    <p>Best ever <a href="http://drbl.in/eNXW">Internet link</a>

                    </p>
                </div>
            </div>
        </li>
        <li>
            <div class="ch-item ch-item-3 ch-img-3">
                <div class="ch-info">
                    	<h3>Dog-like Animal</h3>

                    <p>Might be bird, <a href="http://drbl.in/eNXY">not sure</a>

                    </p>
                </div>
            </div>
        </li>
    </ul>
</section>

CSS

.ch-grid {
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    margin: 20px 0 0 0;
    padding: 30px;
    list-style: none;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 220px;
}
.ch-grid:after, .ch-item:before {
    content:'';
    display: table;
}
.ch-grid:after {
    clear: both;
}
.ch-grid li {
    width: 180px;
    height: 180px;
    display: inline-block;
    float:left;
    
}
.ch-grid {
    list-style-type: none;
}
.ch-item {
    width: 180px;
    height: 200px;
    position: relative;
    cursor: default;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9), inset 0 0 0 16px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6), 0 0px 100px rgba(230,230,230, 0.6);
    -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
}
.ch-img-1 {
    background-image: url('http://placebear.com/200/200');
}
.ch-img-2 {
    background-image: url('//placekitten.com/200/200');
}
.ch-img-3 {
    background-image: url('//placeimg.com/200/200/animals');
}
.ch-info {
    position: absolute;
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    opacity: 0;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transform: scale(0);
    -moz-transform: scale(0);
    -o-transform: scale(0);
    -ms-transform: scale(0);
    transform: scale(0);
    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
    /*for a smooth font */
}
.ch-info h3 {
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    position: relative;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    
    padding: 0  5px 0;
    width: 150px;
    margin: 50px auto 25px;
    font-family:'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;
    text-shadow: 0 0 1px #fff, 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
.ch-info p {
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 5px;
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