21 CSS Blur Effects Examples

CSS filters can be used to affect how an image is presented. It is an exciting CSS feature that allows you to apply a filter on the background of an element. It may also be used with CSS animation to produce eye-catching effects and provide life to an otherwise static element. So, in this post, we’ve gathered 21 Stunning CSS Image & Text Effect Blur Examples that might be used in a future project or for learning a new technique in your quest to learn more about front-end development.

The CSS “filter” attribute gives an element visual effect. As a result, you may apply the “blur” effect to an element using the CSS syntax “filter: blur().” The “blur” filter gives the element a gaussian blur.

You may modify the blur strength by selecting several pixels for the screen to mix into each other. The Blur becomes more extreme as the pixel value increases.

1. Cross-Browser Image Blur with Transition

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: Dudley Storey

Compatible With: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari

2. Rollover CSS Blur Filter Image Gallery

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: Simurai

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3. Rollover CSS Blur Filter Image Gallery

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Made With: HTML (Haml) and CSS (less)

Author: Sjmcpherson

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 4. Pure CSS Text Blur

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Author: Derek Peruo

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5. Hover Effect Blur

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Made With: HTML (pug) / CSS(SCSS)

Author: Herve

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6. Text Blurring Animation

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: Andrew Burton

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7. In/out of Focus Text Effect

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Made With: HTML (pug) and CSS

Author: Jonny Scholes

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8. A Blurred Overlay

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: Glenn Reyes

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 9. Loading Animation CSS

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10. Blur Buttons

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: Natalie Frecka

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11. Blurred, Invincible, and Redacted Text

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Author: Adam Ruff

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12. Pure CSS Motion Blur

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: Karlo Videk

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13. Shifting Depth of Field

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: Thomas Trinca

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14. CSS Directional Motion Blur

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: XYZt

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15. Full Bleed Background images with CSS3

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Made With: HTML and CSS

Author: unknown

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16. Dynamic Inside Blur Pure CSS

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Made With: HTML, CSS and JS

Author: Unknown

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17. Intrinsic Ratio Blur

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18. Text Over Any Background

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Author: Unknown

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19. Progressive Blur with CSS and SVG

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Author: Unknown

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20. Light Box with Zoom and Blur Effect

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21. Draggable Blur Mask

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Conclusion

When used incorrectly or too frequently, Blur can give your users the impression that they are visiting your site after a week-long binge, giving them a headache. Effect blur is frequently paired with a “undo” transition to remedy this.

The blur effect is identical to the Gaussian Blur filter in PhotoShop; because of its inclusion in CSS and SVG, we can now get the same results on the web.