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Blur and brightness as a filter declaration.

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Blur and brightness as a filter declaration. Runs in the browser. Nothing is uploaded.

About this tool

Soften a background image, dim a photo behind text or brighten an image on hover. Set the blur and the brightness, and copy the filter declaration.

How to use it

  1. 01

    Set the blur in pixels.

  2. 02

    Set the brightness, where 1 means unchanged.

  3. 03

    Copy the filter CSS.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What brightness value should I use?

1 keeps the image as it is, values below 1 darken it and values above 1 brighten it.

How do I blur only the background behind an element?

Use backdrop-filter with the same blur() value instead of filter.