---
modificationDate: January 15, 2026
title: BlurView
description: A React component that blurs everything underneath the view.
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/expo/expo/tree/sdk-54/packages/expo-blur'
packageName: 'expo-blur'
iconUrl: '/static/images/packages/expo-blur.png'
platforms: ['android', 'ios', 'tvos', 'web', 'expo-go']
---

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# Expo BlurView

A React component that blurs everything underneath the view.
Android, iOS, tvOS, Web, Included in Expo Go

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). Use this file to discover all available pages.

A React component that blurs everything underneath the view. Common usage of this is for navigation bars, tab bars, and modals.

> `BlurView` on Android is an experimental feature. To enable it use the [`experimentalBlurMethod`](/versions/v54.0.0/sdk/blur-view#experimentalblurmethod) prop.

#### Known issues

The blur effect does not update when `BlurView` is rendered before dynamic content is rendered using, for example, `FlatList`. To fix this, make sure that `BlurView` is rendered after the dynamic content component. For example:

```jsx
<View>
  <FlatList />
  <BlurView />
</View>
```

## Installation

```sh
npx expo install expo-blur
```

If you are installing this in an [existing React Native app](/bare/overview), make sure to [install `expo`](/bare/installing-expo-modules) in your project.

## Usage

```jsx
import { Text, StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
import { BlurView } from 'expo-blur';

export default function App() {
  const text = 'Hello, my container is blurring contents underneath!';
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <View style={styles.background}>
        {[...Array(20).keys()].map(i => (
          <View
            key={`box-${i}`}
            style={[styles.box, i % 2 === 1 ? styles.boxOdd : styles.boxEven]}
          />
        ))}
      </View>
      <BlurView intensity={100} style={styles.blurContainer}>
        <Text style={styles.text}>{text}</Text>
      </BlurView>
      <BlurView intensity={80} tint="light" style={styles.blurContainer}>
        <Text style={styles.text}>{text}</Text>
      </BlurView>
      <BlurView intensity={90} tint="dark" style={styles.blurContainer}>
        <Text style={[styles.text, { color: '#fff' }]}>{text}</Text>
      </BlurView>
    </View>
  );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
  },
  blurContainer: {
    flex: 1,
    padding: 20,
    margin: 16,
    textAlign: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    overflow: 'hidden',
    borderRadius: 20,
  },
  background: {
    flex: 1,
    flexWrap: 'wrap',
    ...StyleSheet.absoluteFill,
  },
  box: {
    width: '25%',
    height: '20%',
  },
  boxEven: {
    backgroundColor: 'orangered',
  },
  boxOdd: {
    backgroundColor: 'gold',
  },
  text: {
    fontSize: 24,
    fontWeight: '600',
  },
});
```

## API

```js
import { BlurView } from 'expo-blur';
```

## Component

### `BlurView`

Supported platforms: Android, iOS, tvOS, Web.

Type: React.[Component](https://react.dev/reference/react/Component)<[BlurViewProps](#blurviewprops)\>

BlurViewProps

### `blurReductionFactor`

Supported platforms: Android.

Optional • Type: `number` • Default: `4`

A number by which the blur intensity will be divided on Android.

When using experimental blur methods on Android, the perceived blur intensity might differ from iOS at different intensity levels. This property can be used to fine tune it on Android to match it more closely with iOS.

### `experimentalBlurMethod`

Supported platforms: Android.

Optional • Type: [ExperimentalBlurMethod](#experimentalblurmethod) • Default: `'none'`

Blur method to use on Android.

> Currently, `BlurView` support is experimental on Android and may cause performance and graphical issues. It can be enabled by setting this property.

### `intensity`

Supported platforms: Android, iOS, tvOS, Web.

Optional • Type: `number` • Default: `50`

A number from `1` to `100` to control the intensity of the blur effect.

You can animate this property using `react-native-reanimated`.

### `tint`

Supported platforms: Android, iOS, tvOS, Web.

Optional • Type: [BlurTint](#blurtint) • Default: `'default'`

A tint mode which will be applied to the view.

#### Inherited Props

-   [ViewProps](https://reactnative.dev/docs/view#props)

## Types

### `BlurTint`

Supported platforms: Android, iOS, tvOS, Web.

Literal Type: `string`

Acceptable values are: `'light'` | `'dark'` | `'default'` | `'extraLight'` | `'regular'` | `'prominent'` | `'systemUltraThinMaterial'` | `'systemThinMaterial'` | `'systemMaterial'` | `'systemThickMaterial'` | `'systemChromeMaterial'` | `'systemUltraThinMaterialLight'` | `'systemThinMaterialLight'` | `'systemMaterialLight'` | `'systemThickMaterialLight'` | `'systemChromeMaterialLight'` | `'systemUltraThinMaterialDark'` | `'systemThinMaterialDark'` | `'systemMaterialDark'` | `'systemThickMaterialDark'` | `'systemChromeMaterialDark'`

### `ExperimentalBlurMethod`

Supported platforms: Android.

Literal Type: `string`

Blur method to use on Android.

-   `'none'` - Falls back to a semi-transparent view instead of rendering a blur effect.
    
-   `'dimezisBlurView'` - Uses a native blur view implementation based on [BlurView](https://github.com/Dimezis/BlurView) library. This method may lead to decreased performance.
    

Acceptable values are: `'none'` | `'dimezisBlurView'`

## Using `borderRadius` with `BlurView`

When using `BlurView` on Android and iOS, the `borderRadius` property is not applied when provided explicitly. To fix this, you can use the `overflow: 'hidden'` style since `BlurView` inherits props from `<View>`. See [Usage](/versions/v54.0.0/sdk/blur-view#usage) for an example.