Filters

Blur

Utilities for applying blur filters to an element.

Quick reference

Basic usage

Blurring elements

Use the blur-{amount?} utilities to blur an element.

1. <div class="blur-none ...">
2. <!-- ... -->
3. </div>
4. <div class="blur-sm ...">
5. <!-- ... -->
6. </div>
7. <div class="blur-lg ...">
8. <!-- ... -->
9. </div>
10. <div class="blur-2xl ...">
11. <!-- ... -->
12. </div>

Removing filters

To remove all of the filters on an element at once, use the filter-none utility:

1. <div class="blur-md invert brightness-150 md:filter-none">
2. <!-- ... -->
3. </div>

This can be useful when you want to remove filters conditionally, such as on hover or at a particular breakpoint.

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:blur-lg to only apply the blur-lg utility on hover.

1. <div class="blur hover:blur-lg">
2. <!-- ... -->
3. </div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:blur-lg to apply the blur-lg utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

1. <div class="blur md:blur-lg">
2. <!-- ... -->
3. </div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.

Using custom values

Customizing your theme

By default, Tailwind includes a handful of general purpose blur utilities. You can customize these values by editing theme.blur or theme.extend.blur in your tailwind.config.js file.

tailwind.config.js

1. module.exports = {
2. theme: {
3. extend: {
4. blur: {
5. xs: '2px',
6. }
7. }
8. }
9. }

Learn more about customizing the default theme in the theme customization documentation.

Arbitrary values

If you need to use a one-off blur value that doesn’t make sense to include in your theme, use square brackets to generate a property on the fly using any arbitrary value.

1. <div class="blur-[2px]">
2. <!-- ... -->
3. </div>

Learn more about arbitrary value support in the arbitrary values documentation.