The opacity() function is an inbuilt function that is used to apply a filter to the image to set the transparency of the image.
Syntax:
opacity( amount )
Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter amount which holds the amount of transparency. The value of opacity is set in terms of number and percentage. The value 0% represents the complete transparent image and 100% represents the original image.
Below example illustrates the opacity() function in CSS:
Example:
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>CSS opacity() Function</title>
<style>
h1 {
color:green;
}
body {
text-align:center;
}
.opacity_effect {
filter: opacity(30%);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>CSS opacity() function</h2>
<img class="opacity_effect" src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/cdn-uploads/20190710102234/download3.png"
alt="GeeksforGeeks logo">
</body>
</html>
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by opacity() function are listed below:
- Google Chrome 18 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Internet Explorer not supported
- Firefox 35 and above
- Safari 6 and above
- Opera 15 and above