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Glassmorphism Generator – Frosted Glass CSS Card with Live Preview

Generate frosted glass CSS effects online free with a live preview. Adjust blur, background opacity, and border opacity to create white-tinted glassmorphism UI cards and panels - no box-shadow, background color, or border color controls.

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About this tool

Glassmorphism requires specific combinations of backdrop-filter, background-color with alpha, and border properties to look right. Getting the blur and transparency balance right without a visual preview requires tedious trial-and-error.

Adjust blur, background opacity, border opacity, and border radius on a live glass card preview, then copy the finished CSS. The card's background and border color are both fixed to white (only their opacity is adjustable), and the preview's colorful backdrop is fixed too - neither is a control you can change.

How to Use Glassmorphism CSS Generator

Adjust Properties

Set backdrop blur, background opacity, border opacity, and border radius.

Live Preview

See the glassmorphism effect render on a card in real time.

Background & Border Stay White

Only their opacity is adjustable - add your own color, tint, or shadow in your stylesheet if needed.

Copy CSS

Copy the complete CSS snippet - background, backdrop-filter (with the Safari prefix), border, and border-radius.

Common Workflows

Adjust the Four Sliders

Set Blur, Opacity, Border Opacity, and Border Radius while watching the live glass-card preview update.

Note the Fixed Elements

The card's background and border are always white - only their opacity changes. The preview's colorful backdrop is fixed too.

Copy the CSS

Copy gives you background, backdrop-filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter, border, and border-radius - five declarations, no box-shadow.

Add Your Own Background and Shadow

Paste the glass card onto your own colorful or image background, and add a box-shadow yourself if you want one - neither is generated here.

Best For

  • Four sliders: Blur (backdrop-filter blur radius), Opacity (the white background's alpha), Border Opacity (the white border's alpha), and Border Radius - that's the complete set of adjustable properties.
  • The background and border color are both fixed to white - only their opacity/alpha is adjustable, not the hue. There's no color picker for either.
  • Outputs background, backdrop-filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter, border, and border-radius - no box-shadow is generated or adjustable.

Examples

The output never includes box-shadow

Input

Any slider configuration

Result

background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); border-radius: 16px;

Five declarations, always in this order - box-shadow is never part of the output, regardless of the slider values.

Background and border color are always white

Input

Opacity: 40, Border Opacity: 60

Result

background: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.6);

Only the alpha channel changes - there's no control anywhere in the tool to change the background or border hue away from white.

The preview's colorful backdrop is fixed, not a control

Input

Any slider configuration

Result

The preview always sits on the same purple-to-pink gradient

There's no color picker or gradient control for the backdrop the glass card previews against - it's hardcoded in the page.

Use Cases

Dialing in blur and transparency visually

Adjust the sliders and watch the live preview instead of guessing rgba and blur values.

Getting a Safari-safe CSS block quickly

Copy once and get both the prefixed and unprefixed backdrop-filter declarations.

Prototyping a white-glass card before customizing further

Use this as a starting point, then edit the background color, add a shadow, or change the border color yourself in your own stylesheet.

Common Mistakes

Problem

Expecting to change the background or border color

Solution

Both are fixed to white - only their opacity is adjustable. Edit the color manually in your own CSS if you need a tinted glass effect.

Problem

Expecting a box-shadow in the output

Solution

It's never included - add one yourself in your stylesheet if you want elevation on top of the glass effect.

Problem

Expecting the preview's backdrop to be customizable

Solution

The gradient behind the glass card in the preview is fixed - it's not a real control, just a demo background.

Problem

Pasting the CSS onto a plain white page and expecting to see glass

Solution

backdrop-filter blurs whatever is behind the element - on a plain white background, a white-tinted glass card will be nearly invisible. Use a colorful or image background.

Tips & Best Practices

Raise Opacity if the glass looks too invisible

A higher background opacity makes the white tint more visible against busy backgrounds.

Use a colorful or image background behind your glass card

backdrop-filter needs something behind it to blur - a plain white page won't show the effect.

Add your own box-shadow for elevation

This tool doesn't generate one - a subtle shadow often helps a glass card read as a distinct layer.

Recolor the background/border yourself if you need a tint

Swap rgba(255,255,255,...) for your own color in the copied CSS - the tool itself only adjusts opacity.

Limitations

No background or border color control

Both are fixed to white - only opacity/alpha is adjustable via the sliders.

No box-shadow

The output never includes a shadow declaration - add one manually if needed.

No dark mode, tint, noise, or gradient controls

Only Blur, Opacity, Border Opacity, and Border Radius are adjustable - there's no way to add a tint, noise texture, or a custom gradient background from within the tool.

No presets

There's no one-click starting-point preset - every value is set from scratch via the four sliders.

No download, export, or reset

Only a Copy button exists - no file export, no format switcher (Tailwind/SCSS/CSS variables), and no reset-to-default.

Fixed preview backdrop

The gradient the glass card previews against is hardcoded and can't be changed in the tool.

Comparisons

This Tool vs. a Tint-and-Preset Glassmorphism Generator

Both build a frosted-glass CSS block, but only one lets you change the glass color.

This Tool (White Glass Only)A Tint-and-Preset Generator
Background/border colorFixed to white - opacity onlyUsually a full color picker
Box-shadowNot generatedOften included
PresetsNoneOften included

FAQs

The most common question is about browser support. The backdrop-filter property that creates the blur effect requires -webkit-backdrop-filter for Safari. Chrome, Edge, and Firefox support it without prefix. This tool's own output always includes both the prefixed and unprefixed versions.

Can I change the glass color, or add a box-shadow?

No. This tool's background and border are both fixed to white - only their opacity is adjustable, and box-shadow is never part of the generated CSS. If you need a tinted glass effect or a shadow, add them yourself to the copied CSS.

What is glassmorphism in UI design?

Glassmorphism is a design trend where UI elements (cards, panels, modals) appear as frosted glass - semi-transparent with a blurred background visible through the element, a subtle border, and soft shadows. Popularized in Apple's macOS Big Sur (2020) and widely adopted in web design. It creates depth and hierarchy by layering elements with varying levels of transparency against colorful or image backgrounds.

What CSS properties create a glassmorphism effect?

Three properties are essential: background: rgba(255,255,255,0.15) - semi-transparent white background. backdrop-filter: blur(12px) - blurs everything behind the element. border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3) - subtle white border for the glass edge. Usually combined with box-shadow for depth. The -webkit-backdrop-filter property is needed for Safari compatibility. This tool's own output matches the first three properties exactly (always white-based) but never adds a box-shadow.

Is backdrop-filter supported in all browsers?

backdrop-filter is supported in Chrome 76+, Edge 17+, Safari 9+, and Firefox 103+ (though Firefox required enabling a flag until 103). Safari requires -webkit-backdrop-filter as a fallback. Mobile browsers: iOS Safari 9+ and Chrome for Android both support it. For production use, include both prefixed and unprefixed versions: -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); - this tool's own output already includes both lines.

Why doesn't the glassmorphism effect show up on my element?

backdrop-filter only works when there is content behind the element. A white page background produces a white blur - the effect is invisible. backdrop-filter requires a colorful or image background behind the element to look like glass. Also verify: the element must have a semi-transparent background (rgba with alpha < 1, not a solid color). If using backdrop-filter on a child element, the parent must not have overflow: hidden.

Does glassmorphism have accessibility concerns?

Yes - semi-transparent backgrounds reduce the contrast between text and its background, potentially failing WCAG contrast ratio requirements (4.5:1 for normal text). The blurred background content behind glass elements can create visual confusion for users with cognitive disabilities. Best practice: ensure text on glass elements meets contrast requirements against the darkest background color that could show through, and don't rely solely on the glass effect to convey information. This tool has no built-in contrast checking - verify manually.

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