Making a GlassMorphic Profile Card
Tags: codepen, css, html, design
Published: 2021-08-16 10:20:21

Hi Devs, Its my first time writing here. I wish to share how I made a GlassMorphic Profile Card, and How you can make it just using HTML, CSS .

#### Prerequisite : Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS

I used Codepen to make this, coz i just find it convenient that I can just click on "New Pen" and start coding.
So, lets not waste any time and start with making the actual thing.

#### Here is what you will have at the end [Link to Codepen that I made](https://codepen.io/beetran/full/oNWXaEJ)

First, we will start with a normal html document, now lets attach the libraries we will need. 
#### 1. Font-Awesome
```html
<head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
  <script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/a076d05399.js"></script>
</head>
```
Copy this or simply copy the latest version from Font-Awesome website.

Now,

1. Adding a div element and centering it.
```html
<div id="main"></div>
```
```css
#main{
  max-width: 500px;
  height:310.5px;
  margin:auto;
  margin-top:140px;
}
```
Height and width are totally subject to your needs, after that we horizontally centered div using "margin:auto" and then gave it a lil top margin.

2.Now, lets add two partitions to our main div. 
one for Photo and one for Info.

```html
<div id="main">
  <div id="photo">
    
  </div>
  <div id="info">
    
  </div>
</div>
```
now, we can use grid layout to position our photo div and info div nicely inside the main div.
```css
#main{
  max-width: 500px;
  height:310.5px;
  margin:auto;
  margin-top:140px;
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:40% 60%;
}
```
by doing this , we gave 40% width to photo div and 60% width to info div.
3.Lets style our main card and add a background image.
```css
#main{
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:40% 60%;
  max-width: 500px;
  height:310.5px;
  margin:auto;
  margin-top:140px;

  background: linear-gradient(-45deg,rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.1 
  ),rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.4 ));
  box-shadow: 0 8px 32px 0 rgba( 31, 38, 135, 0.37 );
  backdrop-filter: blur( 4px );
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur( 4px );
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.18 );
}
```
We just added a diagonal linear gradient of two almost transparent colors to the background.
then, a background blur filter, this will make it look more like glass.
Border-radius to make the card look more and a border to create the fine line we have at glass corners.
and the Box Shadow gives the illusion of depth.
```css
body{
  background-image:url('https://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/macos-big-sur-wallpaper-2-scaled.jpg');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-size: cover;
}
```
I am sure you can recognize the Big Sur Dark wallpaper that i use as the background.
Now, your card should start looking more like a card.
![Empty card](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/s0m8i8felh1asjx4hyjp.png)

Styling the card is almost done, now you can add to the card, whatever you want, but for this particular post, we are working on a profile card, so lets get with it.

4.Lets add your photo and style it to look good.
I took a dummy image from unsplash , You should use your photo in this.
```html
<div id='photo'>
      <img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1544502062-f82887f03d1c?ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1427&q=80' id='profilepic'>
</div>
```
```css
#profilepic{
  height:140px;
  width:140px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 42px 0 rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.17 );
  background: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.25 );
  backdrop-filter: blur( 4px );
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur( 4px );
  border: 3px solid rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.18 );
  border-radius:50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 10%; 
}
#photo{
  
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}
```

Here, we used a flex display for photo div and we added an image tag with the image on it. 
image is aligned into the middle using justify-content and align items.
[this is nice about flex, alignments are easier]
now, the styling of photo is also pretty much understandable from how we made main card into glass. 
what's new is the border radius, and you must know that 
 " border-radius:50% ;  " means a circle.

Well, You have done everything alright if your card looks something like this.
![card with just photo](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/rz1lf6vm27mhqyxg1apb.png)
If everything is good till now, lets move on to next step.

5.Now lets give the card your name and add some contact links.
You will have to choose a font now, I choose Montserrat, and I prefer you to choose the same, but, no bars, let your imagination run wild and try if some other fonts can make it look better.
Copy the import tag from [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/) 
```css
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400&display=swap');

body{
font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
}
```
lets write some names now
```html
<div id='info'>
<div id='name'>
        <h2>[Your name] </h2>
        <h3>[Your designation]</h3>
</div>
<div id="contacts">
</div>
</div>
```
I divided info div into two. One for name and another for contact links.
now, add some links to your social accounts.

```html
<div id='info'>
      <div id='name'>
        <h2>[Your name] </h2>
        <h3>[Your designation]</h3>
      </div>
      <div id='contacts'>
        <div class='link' id='github'><a href='https://github.com/yourgithubusername' style='color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);'><i class="fab fa-github"></i></a></div>
        <div class='link' id='insta'><a href='https://instagram.com/yourinstausername' style='color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);' target='_blank'><i class="fab fa-instagram"></i></a></div>
        <div class='link' id='dribbble'><a href='https://dribbble.com/yourdribbleusername' style='color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);'><i class="fab fa-dribbble"></i></a></div>

      </div>
    </div>
```
here, We used font awesome icons to add social icons as links.
Yes, nothing looks good right now. Lets use magical CSS to make it look good.
```css
#info{
  display: flex;
  flex-direction:column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align:center;
}

#name{
  color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
  border-bottom:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
  padding:0 40px;
}

#contacts{
  display:flex;
  flex-direction:row;
  
}

.link{
  background: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.25 );
  box-shadow: 0 0px 32px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  backdrop-filter: blur( 4px );
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur( 4px );
  border: 1px solid rgba( 255, 255, 255, 0.18 );
  display:block;
  font-size:40px;
  padding:4px;
  border-radius:50%;
  width:48px;
  height:48px;
  margin: 10px;
  cursor:pointer;
}
```
Now, lemme break down this css
We again used flex for info div and centered items.
We gave name a more white color , but still its somewhat translucent, and the border in name styling is for making a neat line between name and links.
Now, social icons are styled in a similar way we styled our card and the size you can change are per your wish, 48 px suited me, so i kept 48px.
lets add a small hover effect to contact links
```css
.link:hover{
  transform:translateY(-2px);
  transition: all 0.5s;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}
```
#####Congrats! you have made through my first post and you have a nice looking Glassmorphic profile card with you.

[Link to Codepen that I made](https://codepen.io/beetran/full/oNWXaEJ)

One extra thing in this codepen is the gradient added to social icons, well, i didnt add them in this post because explaining them would be a bit long and that would have make the post longer. I will surely explain that in my next post

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and yea, tell me if this could be made better in comments.

Thanks, have a good day.🙂