backdrop-filter: opacity()
Utilities for applying backdrop opacity filters to an element.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
backdrop-opacity-<number> | |
backdrop-filter: opacity(<number>%); |
|
| backdrop-opacity-(<custom-property>) |
backdrop-filter: opacity(var(<custom-property>));
|
| backdrop-opacity-[<value>] |
backdrop-filter: opacity(<value>);
|
Use utilities like backdrop-opacity-50 and backdrop-opacity-75 to control the opacity of all the backdrop filters applied to an element:
backdrop-opacity-10
backdrop-opacity-60
backdrop-opacity-95
<div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]"> <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-invert backdrop-opacity-10 ..."></div></div><div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]"> <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-invert backdrop-opacity-60 ..."></div></div><div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]"> <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-invert backdrop-opacity-95 ..."></div></div>
Use the backdrop-opacity-[<value>] syntax to set the backdrop filter opacity based on a completely custom value:
<div class="backdrop-opacity-[.15] ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
For CSS variables, you can also use the backdrop-opacity-(<custom-property>) syntax:
<div class="backdrop-opacity-(--my-backdrop-filter-opacity) ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
This is just a shorthand for backdrop-opacity-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.
Prefix a backdrop-filter: opacity() utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="backdrop-opacity-100 md:backdrop-opacity-60 ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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