This works just fine if img is not set to absolute:
div img {
filter: blur(5px);
-webkit-filter: blur(5px);
-moz-filter: blur(5px);
-
I've noticed on mobile devices the blur sometimes will override the overflow:hidden
. This can be fixed by adding a border: 1px solid transparent;
to the container.
An alternative to the answers I've been seeing for this, that I think is really clever, is using an svg to blur the img
. It's described really well in this codepen https://codepen.io/johndjameson/full/xVjgPy/ so I'll just copy and paste that over here. Hopefully it'll be much more accessible on this thread.
To sum it up. You make an invisible svg element like this
<svg class='hideSvgSoThatItSupportsFirefox'>
<filter id='sharpBlur'>
<feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='3'></feGaussianBlur>
<feColorMatrix type='matrix' values='1 0 0 0 0, 0 1 0 0 0, 0 0 1 0 0, 0 0 0 9 0'></feColorMatrix>
<feComposite in2='SourceGraphic' operator='in'></feComposite>
</filter>
</svg>
And then use CSS to blur by linking to the invisible svg element
.svgBlur { filter: url("#sharpBlur"); }
Finally you just add svgBlur
to the img
you want blurred
<img class='svgBlur' src='https://unsplash.it/360/240?image=511'>
And that's it! Worked really well for me.
.cssBlur {
-webkit-filter: blur(3px);
filter: blur(3px);
}
.svgBlur {
-webkit-filter: url("#sharpBlur");
filter: url("#sharpBlur");
}
.hideSvgSoThatItSupportsFirefox {
border: 0;
clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
height: 1px;
margin: -1px;
overflow: hidden;
padding: 0;
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
}
*,
::before,
::after {
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
padding: 40px;
line-height: 1.4;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
max-width: 840px;
}
svg {
width: 0;
height: 0;
overflow: hidden;
visibility: hidden;
}
img {
height: auto;
max-width: 100%;
vertical-align: middle;
}
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
p,
pre {
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: 0;
}
h1,
h2,
h3 {
line-height: 1.2;
}
h1 {
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
h2 {
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
p {
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
pre {
margin-bottom: 20px;
overflow: auto;
}
.emoji {
font-size: 40px;
line-height: 1;
}
.grid {
display: -webkit-box;
display: -ms-flexbox;
display: flex;
-ms-flex-wrap: wrap;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-left: -40px;
}
.grid-box {
padding-left: 40px;
width: 100%;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 600px) {
.grid-box--1of2 {
width: 50%;
}
}
.mbf {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.mbm {
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.mbs {
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 600px) {
.mbf_m {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
.mbm_m {
margin-bottom: 40px;
}
}
<svg class='hideSvgSoThatItSupportsFirefox'>
<filter id='sharpBlur'>
<feGaussianBlur stdDeviation='3'></feGaussianBlur>
<feColorMatrix type='matrix' values='1 0 0 0 0, 0 1 0 0 0, 0 0 1 0 0, 0 0 0 9 0'></feColorMatrix>
<feComposite in2='SourceGraphic' operator='in'></feComposite>
</filter>
</svg>
<h1>Blurred Image with Sharp Edges</h1>
<div class='grid mbm_m'>
<div class='grid-box grid-box--1of2 mbs mbf_m'>
<img class='mbf' src='https://unsplash.it/360/240?image=511'>
</div>
<div class='grid-box grid-box--1of2 mbm mbf_m'>
<h2>Original image</h2>
<p>
Let’s blur this image in the browser. There are two types of filters we can use: CSS and SVG.
</p>
<p>If you want to keep the orginal’s sharp edges, you’re going to need SVG.</p>
<p class='emoji mbf'>
put your blur element in a container like this:
<div class="container">
<div id="background"></div>
</div>
then instead of using height:100%
and width:100%
use like this:
.container{
position:relative;
width:300px; /* this is an example */
height:300px; /* this is an example */
overflow:hidden;
}
#background {
left:-15px;
right:-15px;
top:-15px;
bottom:-15px;
/* other styles */
}
you need to remove 15px
(or more/less) from each side of your element.
DEMO - Full DEMO