Stanton Homepage with svg background mask

index.html

<div class="container">
  <div class="header">
    Ben's Modules
  </div>
  <div></div>
  <div class="row">

    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-comments icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Chat</span>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Incident</span>
      </div>
    </div>

  </div>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-key icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Connect</span>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-pinterest icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Pinboard</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="row">
    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-users icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Teamboard</span>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-heartbeat icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Device Health</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

    <div class="row">
    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-line-chart icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Trend</span>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="octagon">
      <div class="item">
        <span class="fa fa-book icon"></span>
        <span class="name">Knowledgebase</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  
</div>

Stanton Homepage with svg background mask.markdown

Stanton Homepage with svg background mask

A Pen by Mike Ohlsen on CodePen.

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style.css

.container {
  height: 568px;
  width: 320px;
  display: flex;
  border: 1px solid black;
  flex-direction: column;
  background-image: url(https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mohlsen/c67750196ebb60b720f6adf5545c5683/raw/c96a10d44704330aa33df46a20721e77728ade85/bg.jpg);
  z-index: -2;
}

.header {
  padding-left: 56px;
  color: white;
  font-size: 24px;
}

.row {
  margin-top: 10px;
  display: flex;
  margin-left: 10px;
}

.row:nth-child(even) {
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
  margin-right: 10px;
  margin-left: 0px;
}

.item {
  height: 113px;
  width: 113px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  opacity: 1;
}

span.icon {
  padding-top: 18px;
  font-size: 42px;
  color: white;
}

.name {
  font-size: 11px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  color: #00BCE4;
}

.octagon::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  position: absolute;
  background-color: white;
  opacity: .28;
  -webkit-mask-size: cover;
  -webkit-mask: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxLjEiIGJhc2VQcm9maWxlPSJiYXNpYyIgaWQ9IkxheWVyXzEiDQogICAgIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyIgeG1sbnM6eGxpbms9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzE5OTkveGxpbmsiIHg9IjBweCIgeT0iMHB4IiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTMwIDEyNyINCiAgICAgeG1sOnNwYWNlPSJwcmVzZXJ2ZSI+DQo8cGF0aCBpZD0iWE1MSURfNjFfIiBkPSJNMTE2LjEyNywzMy40MzJMOTMuNDEsMTAuNzE1Yy0zLjM3Ni0zLjM3Ni03Ljk1NC01LjI3Mi0xMi43MjgtNS4yNzJINDguNTU2DQogICAgYy00Ljc3NCwwLTkuMzUyLDEuODk2LTEyLjcyOCw1LjI3MkwxMy4xMTIsMzMuNDMyQzkuNzM2LDM2LjgwOCw3Ljg0LDQxLjM4Niw3Ljg0LDQ2LjE2djMyLjEyNmMwLDQuNzc0LDEuODk2LDkuMzUyLDUuMjcyLDEyLjcyOA0KICAgIGwyMi43MTcsMjIuNzE3YzIuNzI5LDIuNzI5LDYuMjQ4LDQuNDcsMTAuMDE2LDUuMDQ1YzAuODk0LDAuMTM2LDEuNzk3LDAuMjI3LDIuNzEyLDAuMjI3aDMyLjEyNmMwLjkxNSwwLDEuODE5LTAuMDkxLDIuNzEyLTAuMjI3DQogICAgYzMuNzY4LTAuNTc1LDcuMjg3LTIuMzE2LDEwLjAxNi01LjA0NWwyMi43MTctMjIuNzE3YzAuMTM5LTAuMTM5LDAuMjYxLTAuMjkzLDAuMzk1LTAuNDM2YzAuMzc3LTAuNDAzLDAuNzM2LTAuODE5LDEuMDczLTEuMjUxDQogICAgYzIuNDQ0LTMuMTQzLDMuODA1LTcuMDE4LDMuODA1LTExLjA0MVY0Ni4xNkMxMjEuMzk5LDQxLjM4NiwxMTkuNTAzLDM2LjgwOCwxMTYuMTI3LDMzLjQzMnogTTkwLjg4OCwxMTAuMjk5DQogICAgYy0yLjczMywyLjcxLTYuMzU0LDQuMjA0LTEwLjIwNSw0LjIwNEg0OC41NTZjLTMuODUyLDAtNy40NzItMS40OTUtMTAuMjA1LTQuMjA0bC0xLjk1NC0xLjk1TDE1LjQwMyw4Ny40MDVsLTAuMTA4LTAuMTA4DQogICAgYy0wLjYzMi0wLjY1LTEuMDg0LTEuNDYzLTEuMzM5LTIuMzU5Yy0wLjEzNi0wLjQ3OS0wLjIzMi0wLjk3NC0wLjIzMi0xLjQ5N2MwLTMuMDU1LDIuNDc3LTUuNTMxLDUuNTMyLTUuNTMxYzAuNzI0LDAsNC4xNiwwLDQuMTYsMA0KICAgIHM4NS45NDMsMCw4Ni41NjYsMGMyLjI3NywwLDQuMjMxLDEuMzc3LDUuMDc5LDMuMzQyYzAuMjMsMC41MzMsMC4zNzcsMS4xMSwwLjQyOCwxLjcxNGMwLjAwMiwwLjAyMywwLjAwMiwwLjA0NiwwLjAwMywwLjA2OQ0KICAgIGMwLjAyMywxLjM3MS0wLjU4NywyLjYwNC0xLjE3NiwzLjQ5MWMtMC4wNTcsMC4wODctMC4xMTIsMC4xNzItMC4xNjksMC4yNTJjLTAuMDI4LDAuMDQtMC4wNTQsMC4wNzMtMC4wODIsMC4xMTENCiAgICBjLTAuMTk4LDAuMjY5LTAuNDA1LDAuNTMyLTAuNjIyLDAuNzg5Yy0wLjAxNSwwLjAxOC0wLjAzMSwwLjAzNy0wLjA0NSwwLjA1M2MtMC4xOSwwLjIyMS0wLjM5MiwwLjQzNC0wLjU5NywwLjY0NQ0KICAgIGMtMC4xMTUsMC4xMi0wLjI0OCwwLjI1Ni0wLjM4NiwwLjM5OGwtMS44MDUsMS44MDVsLTAuMjQ3LDAuMjQ3bC0wLjQ1MywwLjQ1M2wtMS42NjgsMS42NjhsLTEuMzY2LDEuMzY2bC0wLjkwNywwLjkwNw0KICAgIGwtMTMuMTY1LDEzLjE2NUw5MC44ODgsMTEwLjI5OXoiLz4NCjwvc3ZnPg0K) no-repeat 50% 50%;
}

.octagon {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  height: 113px;
  width: 113px;
}

styles

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