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CSS Glassmorphism & Frosted Glass Generator

Generate frosted glass UI effects with backdrop-filter blur, opacity, gloss highlights, and Tailwind CSS classes.

About This Tool

CSS Glassmorphism Generator creates modern frosted glass cards and modal dialogs with backdrop-filter blur, background opacity, saturation, and subtle translucent borders.

Key Features

Backdrop blur and saturation controls
Background and border opacity sliders
Live vibrant gradient card preview
Instant pure CSS and Tailwind CSS export

How to Use This Tool

  1. Adjust backdrop blur slider to control frosting intensity.
  2. Adjust background opacity to balance translucency and readability.
  3. Fine-tune border opacity to create crisp glossy edge highlights.
  4. Copy either the pure CSS code or Tailwind CSS utility classes.

Why Use This Tool

  • Modern UI aesthetic used in Apple macOS, Windows Fluent, and cutting-edge web apps.
  • Generates both pure CSS and Tailwind CSS classes.
  • Includes vendor prefixes (-webkit-backdrop-filter) for Safari compatibility.

Pro Tips

  • Keep text contrast high by using pure white or black text with subtle text-shadow
  • Add a 1px semi-transparent white border to give the illusion of physical glass edges

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does backdrop-filter require a vendor prefix?

Safari requires -webkit-backdrop-filter for hardware-accelerated blur rendering.

Does glassmorphism work on plain white backgrounds?

Glassmorphism looks best over vibrant gradients, patterns, or images where the blur refraction is visible.

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