CSS | filter: blur

by Zoltan Boros

HTML

<div id="contentContainer">
    <div id="mainBox">
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    </div>

    <div id="overlayBox"></div>
</div>

<p>
    <button type="button" onclick="toggleBlur('mainBox');">Toggle main box blurring</button>
    <button type="button" onclick="toggleBlur('overlayBox');">Toggle overlay box blurring</button>
</p>

<p>
Blurred overlay element won't blur the covered stuff in it's background. The container element needs to be blurred.
</p>

CSS

* {
    font-family: Arial;
}

#contentContainer {
    position: relative;
}

#overlayBox {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 50%;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    border: 2px dashed #00f;
}

.blur {
    filter: blur(2px);
}

JavaScript

function toggleBlur(elementId)
{
    document.getElementById(elementId).classList.toggle("blur");
}