Modern CSS Filter Effects
Grayscale, blur, hue, sepia, duotone and glow filters for photos, logos, icons and text.
1Glitch Filter
Short bursts of hue, contrast and position jumps make an image look like a corrupted signal. Class: fx-glitch-filter
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1526948531399-320e7e40f0ca?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&h=800&q=70" alt="Photo with a glitch filter" class="fx-glitch-filter object-fit-cover rounded-3" style="width:200px;height:140px">
</div>
/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-glitch-filter { animation: fx-glitch-filter-glitch 3.5s steps(1) infinite; }
@keyframes fx-glitch-filter-glitch {
0%, 86%, 100% { filter: none; transform: none; }
88% { filter: hue-rotate(90deg) saturate(3) contrast(1.6); transform: translate(-4px, 1px); }
90% { filter: invert(.15) contrast(2); transform: translate(4px, -2px) skewX(6deg); }
92% { filter: hue-rotate(-70deg) saturate(2); transform: translate(-2px, 0); }
94% { filter: brightness(1.6); transform: translate(2px, 1px); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.fx-glitch-filter, .fx-glitch-filter::before, .fx-glitch-filter::after, .fx-glitch-filter *, .fx-glitch-filter *::before, .fx-glitch-filter *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}2Advanced Combo
A figure whose blurred, muted image sharpens and zooms on hover while a frosted caption slides up. Class: fx-advanced-combo
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
<figure class="fx-advanced-combo rounded-3">
<img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758518729685-f88df7890776?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1200&h=800&q=70" alt="Featured story" class="object-fit-cover" style="width:220px;height:150px">
<figcaption class="small fw-semibold">A simple guide to business spending policies</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-advanced-combo { position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: inline-block; margin: 0; }
.fx-advanced-combo img { display: block; filter: grayscale(.5) blur(1px) brightness(.85); transform: scale(1.05); transition: filter .5s, transform .6s; }
.fx-advanced-combo figcaption {
position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; padding: .6rem .8rem; color: #fff;
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .35); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(1.4); backdrop-filter: blur(8px) saturate(1.4);
transform: translateY(100%); transition: transform .45s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
}
.fx-advanced-combo:hover img, .fx-advanced-combo:focus-within img { filter: none; transform: scale(1.12); }
.fx-advanced-combo:hover figcaption, .fx-advanced-combo:focus-within figcaption { transform: translateY(0); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.fx-advanced-combo, .fx-advanced-combo::before, .fx-advanced-combo::after, .fx-advanced-combo *, .fx-advanced-combo *::before, .fx-advanced-combo *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}