32 CSS backdrop-filter Examples
The backdrop-filter property brings a modern, glassy aesthetic to web design by allowing you to apply effects like blur, brightness, and contrast behind an element. In this collection, you’ll find a variety of creative backdrop-filter examples - from frosted glass modals to vibrant translucent cards and glowing UI elements. Using just HTML and CSS, these designs demonstrate how to layer effects for stunning, performance-friendly visuals that feel fresh and dynamic. Perfect for landing pages, dashboards, and mobile interfaces, mastering backdrop-filter will add polish and depth to your projects.
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FizzBuzz Photo Gallery
An interactive horizontal timeline featuring drag-to-scroll navigation with synchronized multi-layer parallax effects for images, background, and labels, built with React and TypeScript.
Image Carousel
A self-playing image carousel that synchronizes the page’s background with the active slide.
Futuristic Card Effect
A high-tech, cinematic profile card that responds to interaction with complex text animation, immersing the user in a sci-fi atmosphere.
WebGL Liquid Slider Transition
A high-performance WebGL slider that leverages displacement mapping to create liquid, kinetic transitions via the rgbKineticSlider library. The JavaScript configuration orchestrates intricate RGB split effects and cursor interactions rendering onto a canvas, while CSS implements a glassmorphic UI overlay using backdrop-filter to ensure the travel booking widget floats distinctively above the distortion effects.
Mac Dock Magnify Effect with :has
A Dock menu where the scaling effect on hover is implemented entirely in CSS using :hover and :has() selectors - this allows scaling not only the active element but also its neighbors.
Glowing Blob Effect
Scrolling 3D Card Carousel
An impressive, fully controlled 3D carousel effect where the entire animation sequence - card rotation, stacking, and perspective transition - is synchronized to the user’s scroll depth via GSAP ScrollTrigger, showcasing high-performance transform: rotateX manipulation for engaging visual depth.
Reflection with Progressive Blur in CSS
Progressive Blur for the lower screen half is implemented to simulate fog: the effect is created by layering multiple elements with varying backdrop-filter: blur() values, precisely masked using mask: linear-gradient().
Pure CSS Glass Effect
This is a pure CSS demo showcasing advanced effects like backdrop-filter for creating a frosted glass look and box-shadow for realistic highlighting. The effect is achieved by layering multiple elements without the need for JavaScript.
Slide In/Out Gallery Effect
An atmospheric, cyberpunk gallery where static images feel alive due to constantly shifting digital artifacts and smooth caption reveals on hover.
Apple Liquid Glass UI (2025)
A sophisticated glassmorphism UI component that achieves a distorted, frosted glass effect using a multi-layered CSS structure and an inline SVG filter.
Dark Ripple Pre-Loader (No-JS)
Dive into a dynamic ripple loader crafted using modern CSS capabilities, such as backdrop-filter for a stylish blur effect. The demo showcases how to leverage CSS Custom Properties for easy customization of the background and gradients without altering the core animation logic.
Glass Effect UI
An elegant UI element using the “frosted glass” effect (backdrop-filter), enhanced with complex box-shadow and pseudo-elements for depth and a realistic, shimmering glare.
Button
The main button has a semi-transparent background, the ::before pseudo-element contains the animated gradient, and ::after has a solid dark background that “cuts out” the inner part, leaving only the border visible.
Cosmic 404 Page
A modern, atmospheric interface that transforms a standard error into a pleasant visual experience, where content gently floats above a deep, iridescent cosmic background.
