CSS:
@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,400,700); body { font-family: 'Lato', Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; color: #89867e; background: #f9f9f9; } *, *:after, *:before { -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; } a { text-decoration: none; outline: none; } a img { border: none; } .caption { display: inline-block; position: relative; margin: 10px; } .caption img { display: block; max-width: 100%; } .caption::before, .caption::after { opacity: 0; position: absolute; width: 100%; color: #fff; padding: 20px; -webkit-transition: opacity 0.3s; -moz-transition: opacity 0.3s; transition: opacity 0.3s; } .caption::before { content: attr(data-title); top: 0; height: 30%; background: #a21f00; font-size: 40px; font-weight: 300; } .caption::after { content: '\201C' attr(data-description) '\201D'; top: 30%; height: 70%; background: #db2e00; font-size: 16px; text-align: right; } .caption:hover::before, .caption:hover::after { opacity: 1; }
HTML:
<a class="caption" href="http://cargocollective.com/jaimemartinez/Illustration" data-title="Cafe Race" data-description="They were few in number, but the look in their eyes told all who beheld them that they would leave this day only in victory or death."><img src="http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/PseudoElementsImageCaptions/images/2.jpg" alt="Illustration of Cafe Racer"/></a>