Making an image magnifier in jQuery

Preface 👨

This tutorial exists as an archive of the original publication, written in 2010 using jQuery 1.4.2. It supports Internet Explorer 6 and still functions the same to this day in modern browsers, as evidenced by the live demo. Some of the coding examples put forth in the coming sections may not seem optimal, and you’re right. They do not make use of such technologies as flex boxes or…