Convert Image to Grayscale

May 19, 2016

Make your website content more dynamic and interactive with this handy feature.

.grayscale {

    filter: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns=\'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\'><filter id=\'grayscale\'><feColorMatrix type=\'matrix\' values=\'0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333 0 0 0 0 0 1 0\'/></filter></svg>#grayscale"); /* Firefox 10+, Firefox on Android */

    filter: gray; /* IE6-9 */

    -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%); /* Chrome 19+, Safari 6+, Safari 6+ iOS */

}



.grayscale:hover,

.grayscale:active {

   -webkit-filter: grayscale(0);

}

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