filter: none;
Blur0px
Brightness100%
Contrast100%
Grayscale0%
Hue rotate0°
Invert0%
Saturate100%
Sepia0%
How to use
01
Move the sliders
Eight controls sit beside the preview: Blur up to 20px, Brightness and Contrast up to 200%, Saturate up to 300%, Hue rotate from -180 to 180 degrees, plus Grayscale, Invert, and Sepia.
02
Judge the live photo
Every slider change re-renders the sample image instantly, so you can evaluate combinations like blur plus saturate plus contrast before touching your own assets.
03
Copy the filter line
The code box shows only the functions you moved off their defaults, joined into one filter declaration. Click copy and apply it to any img, div, or video element.
Why CSS Filter Generator
- Combine 8 CSS filter functions with live preview.
- Stack effects: blur + saturate + contrast.
- Only adds non-default filters to keep output clean.
Common questions
What order do CSS filter functions apply in?
Left to right, and order changes the result: grayscale followed by sepia looks different from sepia followed by grayscale. This tool emits a fixed, predictable order starting with blur, so the copied line always reproduces exactly what the preview showed.
What makes the filter output just say none?
All sliders are still at their defaults, so there's nothing to write. The generator deliberately skips brightness(100%) and friends because they're no-ops that bloat your CSS. Move any slider and the function appears; filter: none itself is a valid way to reset inherited filters.
Can CSS filters apply to elements besides images?
Yes, filter works on any element: video, iframes, entire sections, even text. The effect covers the element and all its descendants, which is handy for graying out a disabled panel but surprising if you only meant to blur a background image.
How is filter different from backdrop-filter?
filter changes the element itself, while backdrop-filter changes whatever shows through behind a translucent element. If you're after a frosted panel over page content, you want backdrop-filter, and the CSS Glassmorphism Generator on this site builds that variant.
Does a heavy blur filter slow pages down?
Blur is the most expensive of the eight functions, and its cost grows with both radius and the area being filtered. Keep blur under about 10px on large surfaces, avoid animating it, and test scrolling on a mid-range phone before shipping.
Is this filter css maker output supported in all browsers?
The filter property has run unprefixed in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari for years, so the copied line works as-is in anything current. Only long-dead browsers like IE11 ignore it, and there the image simply renders unfiltered.
What's the fastest way to get a grayscale image filter?
Drag Grayscale to 100% and copy filter: grayscale(100%). Pair it with a small contrast bump, around 110%, so the desaturated image doesn't go muddy. Removing the filter on hover is a cheap, classic effect for logo walls.
How do I use this as a css brightness contrast generator?
Drag the Brightness and Contrast sliders, both reaching 200 percent, and the css brightness contrast generator writes a filter line like brightness(120%) contrast(110%). Only the functions you move off their defaults show up, so the declaration stays short.
Is this a general css generator or filter-specific?
Filter-specific. As a css generator it only writes the filter property, built from eight functions, not layout or spacing rules. For other properties, the site has matching builders like the CSS Gradient Generator and CSS Box Shadow Generator.
Can the filter tool act as a css background generator or css color generator?
Not directly. It adjusts an image or element that already exists, so it's neither a css background generator that builds gradients nor a css color generator that outputs swatches. What it does do is recolor through hue-rotate, saturate, and grayscale on whatever's already there. For gradients, reach for the CSS Gradient Generator instead.