It's a property that applies graphic effects such as blur, color adjustment, saturation and shadow to an entire element. Works on images, text, icons and any HTML element.
CSS Filter Generator
Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, blur and more — copy the filter CSS instantly with live preview.
The CSS filter property applies visual effects processed by the device GPU — smooth, performant and without extra files.
The CSS `filter` property accepts a list of functions applied in cascade over the element and its descendants: `blur()` softens edges, `brightness()` and `contrast()` control exposure and drama, `grayscale()` removes saturation, `hue-rotate()` shifts hue while preserving luminosity and saturation, `sepia()` warms in historical brown tones, `invert()` flips the color map. `drop-shadow()` differs from `box-shadow` — it respects the actual content shape, including transparent PNGs. Filters are processed by the graphics compositor, making them efficient even in animations, especially when the element has `will-change: filter`.
Adjust each filter with sliders and see the result in real time.
- Move the sliders to adjust each filter function. Sliders with non-default values are highlighted for easy reading.
- Apply a preset as a starting point and fine-tune the values manually.
- Copy the generated CSS and apply it to your stylesheet. Use `filter` on the target class or element.
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