filter: gray(); Browser Type Extension The gray filter display the element in the gray scale. #example { filter: gray(); } Example The original <img src="image/friend.gif" alt="IMG" width="170" height="140"> Output <div style="font: bold 170% sans-serif; color: red; width: 100%;"> Example text </div> Output Example text The gray scale effect <img src="image/friend.gif" alt="IMG" width="170" height="140" style="filter: gray();"> Output <div style="font: bold 170% sans-serif; color: red; width: 100%; filter: gray();"> Example text </div> Output Example text