CSS3 Magnification / Enlarge / Scale Effect

In this article I will share how we can have pure HTML5 magnification or enlarge or scale effect for various elements in a web page, with easing effects, by only using CSS3, that is without using any JavaScript or jQuery Plugin, of course a modern web browser(Recent Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari) will be needed for it. The live demonstration of this can be seen at the end of this post.

The CSS

The CSS has 2 parts, one for default effects and the other one for hover effects, following are the CSS snippets:

Default CSS for the element

{code type=CSS}
-webkit-transition: all 200ms linear;
-moz-transition: all 200ms linear;
-o-transition: all 200ms linear;
transition: all 200ms linear;
-webkit-transform: translateZ(0);
-moz-transform: translateZ(0);
-o-transform: translateZ(0);
transform: translateZ(0);
{/code}

Hover CSS for the element

{code type=CSS}
-webkit-transform: scale(1.1) translateZ(0);
-moz-transform: scale(1.1) translateZ(0);
-o-transform: scale(1.1) translateZ(0);
transform: scale(1.1) translateZ(0);
{/code}

Demonstration

When the above snippets will be implemented correctly, they will give you the magnification / enlarge / scale effect, I am also including a demonstration for how it will look live. I have used the above two CSS codes for the headline and the image.

Alternatively, you can see it here.

Further Reading

You can also try out ImageLens which is a jQuery plugin for giving lens effect while zooming images. Also, below are the pages of CSS properties used in above snippets.
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