<feGaussianBlur>
Baseline Widely available *
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since October 2018.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
The<feGaussianBlur>SVG filter primitive blurs the input image by the amount specified instdDeviation, which defines the bell-curve.
Like other filter primitives, it handles color components in thelinearRGBcolor space by default. You can usecolor-interpolation-filters to usesRGB instead.
Usage context
Attributes
DOM Interface
This element implements theSVGFEGaussianBlurElement 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> <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> <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 |
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| Filter Effects Module Level 1 # feGaussianBlurElement |