Aurora Borealis Flow

Smooth, flowing gradient blobs simulating the Northern Lights using pure CSS.

Under the Hood: How it Works

Hardware Accelerated CSS Blobs

This avoids heavy canvas math entirely. Instead, three distinct HTML elements are styled with a massive filter: blur(60px) and overlaid using mix-blend-mode: screen. The CSS @keyframes translate and rotate these shapes seamlessly on the GPU, creating an ethereal, flowing aurora.

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Technical Details

Category Backgrounds
Technology css
Performance lightweight
Interaction none

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How to Use This Animation

Step-by-step instructions to integrate Aurora Borealis Flow into your project.

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Add Aurora Borealis Flow to Your Site

  1. 1 Click Download HTML to get the standalone Aurora Borealis Flow file
  2. 2 Open the file in a code editor and copy the <style> block into your CSS
  3. 3 Copy the <script> block before your closing </body> tag
  4. 4 Add the HTML markup to your page where you want the animation
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Use as a Full-Page Background

  1. 1 Add a container div with position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1
  2. 2 Place the animation inside that container
  3. 3 Your page content will appear above the animation
  4. 4 Add pointer-events: none to the container if the animation blocks clicks

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