How to Hide a Paragraph Under an Image ?

Last Updated : 16 Apr, 2024

Hiding a paragraph under an image is a common requirement in web development, especially in cases where you want to reveal additional content when the user interacts with an image.

This article will explore various approaches to achieve this functionality using HTML and CSS.

Table of Content

Using CSS Positioning
Using CSS Opacity
Using CSS Display Property
Using JavaScript

Using CSS Positioning

This approach involves positioning the paragraph absolutely relative to the image container and setting its initial visibility to hidden. When the user interacts with the image, such as hovering over it, the paragraph’s visibility is changed to visible.

Example: This example shows the use of the above-explained approach.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>CSS Positioning</title>
</head>
<style>
    /* CSS Here */
    .image-container {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
    }

    .hidden-paragraph {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        visibility: hidden;
    }

    .image-container:hover .hidden-paragraph {
        visibility: visible;
    }
</style>

<body>
    <div class="image-container">
        <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
            alt="Image">
        <p class="hidden-paragraph">GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
            portal that offers resources for programmers and technology
            enthusiasts. It provides a wide range of courses, tutorials,
            coding challenges, and interview preparation materials </p>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Using CSS Opacity

In this approach, the paragraph is initially hidden by setting its opacity to 0. When the user interacts with the image, such as hovering over it, the paragraph’s opacity is changed to 1, making it visible

Example: This example shows the use of the above-explained approach.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>CSS Positioning</title>
</head>
<style>
    /* CSS Here */
    .image-container {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
    }

    .hidden-paragraph {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        opacity: 0;
        transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    .image-container:hover .hidden-paragraph {
        opacity: 1;
    }
</style>

<body>
    <div class="image-container">
        <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
            alt="Image">
        <p class="hidden-paragraph">GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
            portal that offers resources for programmers and technology
            enthusiasts. It provides a wide range of courses, tutorials,
            coding challenges, and interview preparation materials </p>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Using CSS Display Property

This approach involves initially hiding the paragraph by setting its display property to “none”. When the user interacts with the image, such as hovering over it, the display property of the paragraph is changed to block or inline, making it visible.

Example: This example shows the use of the above-explained approach.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>CSS Positioning</title>
</head>
<style>
    /* CSS Here */
    .image-container {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
    }

    .hidden-paragraph {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        display: none;
    }

    .image-container:hover .hidden-paragraph {
        display: block;
    }
</style>

<body>
    <div class="image-container">
        <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
            alt="Image">
        <p class="hidden-paragraph">GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
            portal that offers resources for programmers and technology
            enthusiasts. It provides a wide range of courses, tutorials,
            coding challenges, and interview preparation materials </p>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Using JavaScript

This approach involves using JavaScript to toggle the visibility of the paragraph based on user interaction with the image, such as clicking on it.

Example: This example shows the use of the above-explained approach.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>CSS Positioning</title>
</head>
<style>
    /* CSS Here */
    .image-container {
        position: relative;
        display: inline-block;
    }

    #hidden-paragraph {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        display: none;
    }
</style>

<body>
    <div class="image-container" onclick="toggleParagraphVisibility()">
        <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
            alt="Image">
        <p id="hidden-paragraph">GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
            portal that offers resources for programmers and technology
            enthusiasts. It provides a wide range of courses, tutorials,
            coding challenges, and interview preparation materials </p>
    </div>
</body>
<script>
    function toggleParagraphVisibility() {
        let paragraph = document.getElementById('hidden-paragraph');
        paragraph.style.display = paragraph.style.display === 'none' ?
            'block' : 'none';
    }
</script>

</html>