There&#x27;s also the CSS property `filter: blur(&lt;length&gt;)` which basically has the same effect with a high enough length value. Not every browser supports it yet, of course (i.e., IE). Still, kudos to the author for the clever idea.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;docs&#x2F;Web&#x2F;CSS&#x2F;filter" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.mozilla.org&#x2F;en-US&#x2F;docs&#x2F;Web&#x2F;CSS&#x2F;filter</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;caniuse.com&#x2F;#feat=css-filters" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;caniuse.com&#x2F;#feat=css-filters</a>