Blur effect on a div element

Question

Is it possible to add a gaussian blur on div element? If yes, how I can do this?

Answer 1

I got blur working with SVG blur filter:

CSS

-webkit-filter: url(#svg-blur);
        filter: url(#svg-blur);

SVG

Working example:

https://jsfiddle.net/1k5x6dgm/

Please note - this will not work in IE versions