Okay, so I wanted to make this cool “price balloon” thingy for my website. You know, like when you hover over a product, a little balloon pops up showing the price? I thought it would be a fun little project to try out.
First, I doodled some ideas on paper. I mean, who needs fancy design software when you have a pen and paper, right? I just sketched out roughly how I wanted it to look – a simple balloon shape with the price inside.
Getting Started with the Code
Next, I fired up my code editor. I decided to keep things simple and just use HTML, CSS, and a tiny bit of JavaScript. No need for any complicated frameworks or libraries for this!
I started with the basic HTML structure. Just a simple <div> to represent the product and another <div> inside it for the price balloon. Something like this:
- <div class=”product”>
- <!– Product image and other stuff would go here –>
- <div class=”price-balloon”>$19.99</div>
- </div>
Then came the CSS. This is where the magic happens! I played around with the `position` property to make the balloon appear on top of the product. I used `position: absolute` for the balloon and `position: relative` for the product container.
I also spent some time tweaking the appearance of the balloon – the background color, border-radius, font size, all that jazz. I wanted it to look cute and inviting, not like some boring box.
The inital CSS I added made it display: none; so it’s invisible until you hovor.
Adding the Hover Effect
Now for the interactive part! I added a simple hover effect using CSS. Basically, I made the balloon visible when you hover over the product. I use the :hover selector, easy peasy.
I change the display from none to block.
Final Touches.
I tested it out in my browser, and it worked! It wasn’t perfect, but it was a good start. I tweaked a few things here and there, adjusting the positioning and colors until I was happy with it.
It’s super basic, I made the price balloon appear when the mouse hover, disappear when the mouse go away. It’s not the fanciest thing in the world, but it works, and I learned a few things along the way. Plus, it was fun to build something from scratch!
So, that’s the story of my little “price balloon” adventure. It’s a reminder that even simple projects can be rewarding and a great way to learn new things. Go ahead give it a try!