<feGaussianBlur>
Baseline Widely available *
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
The <feGaussianBlur> SVG filter primitive blurs the input image by the amount specified in stdDeviation, which defines the bell-curve.
Like other filter primitives, it handles color components in the linearRGB color space by default. You can use color-interpolation-filters to use sRGB instead.
Usage context
Attributes
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGFEGaussianBlurElement interface.
Example
Basic example
SVG
html
<svg
width="230"
height="120"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<filter id="blurMe">
<feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="5" />
</filter>
<circle cx="60" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" />
<circle cx="170" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" filter="url(#blurMe)" />
</svg>
Result
Drop shadow example
SVG
html
<svg
width="120"
height="120"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<filter id="dropShadow">
<feGaussianBlur in="SourceAlpha" stdDeviation="3" />
<feOffset dx="2" dy="4" />
<feMerge>
<feMergeNode />
<feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" />
</feMerge>
</filter>
<circle cx="60" cy="60" r="50" fill="green" filter="url(#dropShadow)" />
</svg>
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Filter Effects Module Level 1 # feGaussianBlurElement |
Browser compatibility
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feGaussianBlur | ||||||||||||
edgeMode | ||||||||||||
in | ||||||||||||
stdDeviation | ||||||||||||