html/css hexagon with image inside

Question 1

Is there a chance to place an image inside a hexagon shape? I'm used to hexagonal shaped cells in html, but I could'nt get it filled with an (background?) image.

Here is what I have tried :

.top {
  height: 0;
  width: 0;
  display: block;
  border: 20px solid red;
  border-top-color: transparent;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: red;
  border-left-color: transparent;
}
.middle {
  height: 20px;
  background: red;
  width: 40px;
  display: block;
}
.bottom {
  height: 0;
  width: 0;
  display: block;
  border: 20px solid red;
  border-top-color: red;
  border-right-color: transparent;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  border-left-color: transparent;
}

<div class="hexagon pic">
  <span class="top" style="background: url(http://placekitten.com/400/400/)"></span>
  <span class="middle" style="background: url(http://placekitten.com/400/400/)"></span>
  <span class="bottom" style="background: url(http://placekitten.com/400/400/)"></span>
</div>


<div class="hexagon">
  <span class="top" style="overflow: hidden;"><img src="http://placekitten.com/400/400/" /></span>
  <span class="middle" style="overflow: hidden;"><img src="http://placekitten.com/400/400/" /></span>
  <span class="bottom" style="overflow: hidden;"><img src="http://placekitten.com/400/400/" /></span>
</div>

<div class="hexagon">
  <span class="top"><img src="http://placekitten.com/400/400/" /></span>
  <span class="middle"><img src="http://placekitten.com/400/400/" /></span>
  <span class="bottom"><img src="http://placekitten.com/400/400/" /></span>
</div>

here is a fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/jnz31/kGSCA/

Question 2

With CSS3 almost everything is possible: http://jsfiddle.net/kizu/bhGn4/

There I used different rotations with overflow: hidden, so you can get a cross-browser (well, modern cross-broser) masks that even can be coverable and clickable on the masked area.

Question 3

Here is an alternate approach using CSS3 transforms for achieving the required shape. Like the SVG answer, this method can also be used when the background (behind the shape) is not a solid color.

The snippet has two samples and

One uses transform: skew(45deg) and overflow: hidden on the parent to hide the skewed area on the left side.
Other uses a rotateX transform with a bit of perspective to produce the skewed/angled side. The transform-origin setting means that only one side is angled.

div.a {
  position: relative;
  height: 70px;
  width: 250px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding: 24px 4px 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
div.a:before {
  position: absolute;
  content: '';
  top: 20px;
  left: 0px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 50px;
  background: #c94935;
  z-index: -1;
}
div.a:after {
  position: absolute;
  content: '';
  top: 0px;
  left: -20px;
  width: 60%;
  -webkit-transform: skew(45deg);
  -moz-transform: skew(45deg);
  transform: skew(45deg);
  height: 20px;
  background: #c94935;
  z-index: -1;
}
div.b {
  position: relative;
  height: 50px;
  width: 250px;
  padding: 4px 4px 0px;
  margin-top: 40px;
  background: #c94935;
}
div.b:before {
  position: absolute;
  content: '';
  top: -20px;
  left: 0px;
  width: 50%;
  height: 20px;
  -webkit-transform-origin: left top;
  -moz-transform-origin: left top;
  transform-origin: left top;
  -webkit-transform: perspective(10px) rotateX(5deg);
  -moz-transform: perspective(10px) rotateX(5deg);
  transform: perspective(10px) rotateX(5deg);
  background: #c94935;
}
body {
  background: url(http://lorempixel.com/500/500);
}

<div class="a">
  Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet...
</div>
<div class="b">
  Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit Amet...
</div>

Question 4

Making the shapes really concaves in CSS is really hard, in this case your best bet would be SVG.

But, if you want a pure CSS solution, may be you don't need really those shapes. If you set your z-index ok, then you can get your topmost div to hide the others, and then you don't care about the concave side ...

In this demo, the hover works ok. It would be the same for other events.

div {
  width: 240px;
  height: 240px;
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.innerw {
  left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.innerw2 {
  left: 170px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.inner {
  left: -85px;
  top: 130px;
  background-color: palegreen;
  z-index: 20;
}

.inner:hover {
  background-color: green;
}

#midw1 {
  left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
#mid1 {
  left: 170px;
  top: 0px;
}
#midw2 {
  left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
#mid2 {
  left: 85px;
  top: 130px;
}
#midw3 {
  left: 170px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
#mid3 {
  left: -85px;
  top: 130px;
}
.mid {
  background-color: lightblue;
  z-index: 15;
}
.mid:hover {
  background-color: blue;
}


#outer1 {
  left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
}

#outer2 {
  left: 170px;
  top: 0px;
}
#outer3 {
  left: 85px;
  top: 130px;
}
.outer {
  background-color: lightcoral;
  z-index: 10;
}
.outer:hover {
  background-color: red;
}

<div id="outer1" class="outer">
</div>
<div id="outer2" class="outer">
</div>
<div id="outer3" class="outer">
</div>
<div id="midw1">
<div id="mid1" class="mid"></div>
</div>
<div id="midw2">
<div id="mid2" class="mid"></div>
</div>
<div id="midw3">
<div id="mid3" class="mid"></div>
</div>
<div class="innerw">
<div class="innerw2">
<div class="inner">
</div>
</div>
</div>

A more complex layout, bug-free in Chrome and IE

div {
  width: 240px;
  height: 240px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
}

.innerw {
  left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  /* border: solid; */
  z-index: 20;
  /* transform: translateZ(10px); */
  pointer-events: none;
}

.innerw2 {
  margin-left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: static;
  /* border: solid; */
  /* z-index: 20; */
  pointer-events: none;
}

.innerw3 {
  margin-left: 170px;
  top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: static;
  /* border: solid; */
  /* z-index: 20; */
  pointer-events: none;
}

.inner {
  margin-left: -85px;
  margin-top: 130px;
  background-color: palegreen;
  z-index: 20;
  position: static;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.inner:hover {
  background-color: green;
}

.mwrap {
  position: absolute;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 10;
}
.mwrap2 {
  position: static;
  margin-left: 0px;
  margin-top: 0px;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.mid {
  position: static;
  pointer-events: auto;
}
#midaw1 {
  left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
}
#mida {
  margin-left: 170px;
  margin-top: 0px;
}
#midbw1 {
  left: 170px;
  top: 0px;
}
#midb {
  margin-left: -85px;
  margin-top: 130px;
}
#midcw1 {
  left: 85px;
  top: 130px;
}
#midc {
  margin-left: -85px;
  margin-top: -130px;
}
.mid {
  background-color: lightblue;
  z-index: 15;
}
.mid:hover {
  background-color: blue;
}


#outer1 {
  left: 0px;
  top: 0px;
}

#outer2 {
  left: 170px;
  top: 0px;
}
#outer3 {
  left: 85px;
  top: 130px;
}
.outer {
  background-color: lightcoral;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}
.outer:hover {
  background-color: red;
}

<div id="outer1" class="outer">
</div>
<div id="outer2" class="outer">
</div>
<div id="outer3" class="outer">
</div>
<div id="midaw1" class="mwrap">
<div id="midaw2" class="mwrap2">
<div id="mida" class="content mid"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="midbw1" class="mwrap">
<div id="midbw2" class="mwrap2">
<div id="midb" class="content mid"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="midcw1" class="mwrap">
<div id="midcw2" class="mwrap2">
<div id="midc" class="content mid"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="innerw">
<div class="innerw2">
<div class="innerw3">
<div class="inner">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Thanks to theleggett for his help on this

Question 5

I believe your question is regarding how to change an image before an AJAX Request and then change it back when the AJAX request is finished.

Well below is a sample...and here is some reference to the jQuery ajax() method. Note: the ajax() method contains options to declare success, error and complete function that can be executed when the AJAX call is successful, errors out, or is completed (ie after either success or error).

<td>
  <img id="loadingImg" src='image.gif'>This is a test
</td>

$("#loadingImg").attr("src", "loading.gif");
$.ajax({ //other options here
  complete: function () {
  $("#loadingImg").attr("src", "image.gif");  // change image back when ajax request is complete
} });

Question 6

Here's one way to do it.

Apply the image as an css background using background: url(path/to/image) and then using the background-size attribute to set the scaling to contain, background-size: contain (see fiddle, https://jsfiddle.net/mghgsk5e/).

html/css hexagon with image inside

Answers

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