Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@andylincoln
Last active September 26, 2016 15:44
Show Gist options
  • Star 0 You must be signed in to star a gist
  • Fork 0 You must be signed in to fork a gist
  • Save andylincoln/be87ec46aa23ff4de4166969be13215b to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save andylincoln/be87ec46aa23ff4de4166969be13215b to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Frosted glass effect
/**
* Frosted glass effect
*/
body {
min-height: 100vh;
box-sizing: border-box;
margin: 0;
padding-top: calc(50vh - 6em);
font: 150%/1.6 Baskerville, Palatino, serif;
}
body, main::before {
background: url("http://csssecrets.io/images/tiger.jpg") 0 / cover fixed;
}
main {
position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 1em;
max-width: 23em;
background: hsla(0,0%,100%,.25) border-box;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: .3em;
box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px hsla(0,0%,100%,.3) inset,
0 .5em 1em rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px hsla(0,0%,100%,.3);
}
main::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0;
margin: -30px;
z-index: -1;
/*-webkit-filter: blur(20px);*/
filter: blur(20px);
}
blockquote { font-style: italic }
blockquote cite { font-style: normal; }
<main>
<blockquote>“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.”</em>
<footer>— <cite>Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray</cite></footer>
</blockquote>
</main>
// alert('Hello world!');
{"view":"split","fontsize":"100","seethrough":"","prefixfree":"1","page":"css"}
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment