How do I get text to appear when rolling over image? - css

Question

I am brand new to coding.
I am trying to get text to appear when the user rolls over an image, like these images here: http://www.enthusiastic.co/
So far I have this:
#imagelist {
font-size: 0;
}
#imagelist a {
margin: 5px;
display: inline-block;
background: #000;
-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
border-radius: 4px;
}
#imagelist img {
-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
o-transition: all .3s ease-out;
-ms-transition: all .3s ease-out;
-moz-transition: all .3s ease-out;
-webkit-transition: all .3s ease-out;
transition: all .3s ease-out;
}
#imagelist img:hover {
opacity: .2;
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
-o-transition: all .3s ease-in;
-ms-transition: all .3s ease-in;
-moz-transition: all .3s ease-in;
-webkit-transition: all .3s ease-in;
transition: all .3s ease-in;
}
#imagelist span {
display: none;
font-size: 13px;
color: red;
}
#imagelist span:hover {
display: block;
}
<div id="imagelist">
<a href="https://google.com" target="_blank">
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4d7533c849e2aec902170000/this-man-can-predict-the-future-our-exclusive-qa-with-christopher-ahlberg-ceo-of-recorded-future.jpg" width="400" height="300">
<span>View</span>
</a>
</div>
I know it has something to do with the span tag but I can't figure it out. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

What you need is to set the :hover action to the a tag and also use absolute position for the span. Check this:
#imagelist {
font-size: 0;
}
#imagelist a {
margin: 5px;
display: inline-block;
background: #000;
-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
border-radius: 4px;
position:relative;
}
#imagelist img {
-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
o-transition: all .3s ease-out;
-ms-transition: all .3s ease-out;
-moz-transition: all .3s ease-out;
-webkit-transition: all .3s ease-out;
transition: all .3s ease-out;
}
#imagelist a:hover img{
opacity: .7;
width: 400px;
height: 300px;
-o-transition: all .3s ease-in;
-ms-transition: all .3s ease-in;
-moz-transition: all .3s ease-in;
-webkit-transition: all .3s ease-in;
transition: all .3s ease-in;
}
#imagelist span {
display: none;
font-size: 23px;
color: red;
line-height:300px;
text-align:center;
position:absolute;
top:0;left:0;
width:100%;
}
#imagelist a:hover span{
display: block;
}
<div id="imagelist">
<a href="https://google.com" target="_blank">
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4d7533c849e2aec902170000/this-man-can-predict-the-future-our-exclusive-qa-with-christopher-ahlberg-ceo-of-recorded-future.jpg" width="400" height="300">
<span>View</span>
</a>
</div>

Answer 2

Here's an easy code on bootply:
http://www.bootply.com/90238
It uses bootstraps native features along with this tiny bit of JS
$("[rel='tooltip']").tooltip();
$('.thumbnail').hover(
function(){
$(this).find('.caption').slideDown(250); //.fadeIn(250)
},
function(){
$(this).find('.caption').slideUp(250); //.fadeOut(205)
}
);