Hero Banner inspired by Boosteroid

We we’re looking at Cloud Gaming Services and found a Hero Banner that looks absolutely stunning. We found it on Boosteroid and have made something inspired by it.

See the Pen Hero Banner with overlapping PNG by Nico Pahl (@gooloonetwork) on CodePen.

This comprises of three components. JavaScript to close the Hero Banner, CSS, and HTML.

HTML

Change the Title in the h2 class, it’s the most-outer left text.

<div class="banner">
  <div class="banner__content-wrap">
    <h2 class="banner__title">Title</h2>
    <button class="banner__button">Button</button>
    <button class="close-button" aria-label="Close banner">
      <span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
    </button>
  </div>
  <div class="banner__image-overlay"></div>
</div>

CSS

In .banner::before, change the URL to an transparent image, that fits the entire Hero Banner. We’ve just used a public domain Image of a Fox from Pixabay.

In .banner__image-overlay change the URL to a transparent avatar, image, or else, that you want to overlap the Hero Banner Section.

.banner {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4b6cb7 0%, #182848 100%);
  padding: 20px;
  overflow: visible;
  height: 120px;
}

.banner::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background-image: url('https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2022/08/23/11/40/fox-7405603_1280.png');
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  opacity: 0.2;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.banner__content-wrap {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-right: 40px; /* Add space for the close button */
}

.banner__title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin: 0;
  margin-right: 20px;
}

.banner__button {
  background: none;
  border: 2px solid #ffffff;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.banner__button:hover {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: #4b6cb7;
}

.close-button {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: 10px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 24px;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 5px;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  z-index: 3;
}

.banner__image-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: -30px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 300px;
  height: 160px;
  background-image: url('https://placehold.co/300x160');
  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  z-index: 1;
}

.banner.hidden {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

JavaScript

This enables the closing of the Hero Banner.

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
  const banner = document.querySelector('.banner__content-wrap');
  const closeButton = document.querySelector('.close-button');

  closeButton.addEventListener('click', function() {
    banner.closest('.banner').classList.add('hidden');
    
    // Optional: Remove the banner from the DOM after the transition
    setTimeout(() => {
      banner.closest('.banner').remove();
    }, 300); // Match this to the transition duration in CSS
  });
});