$(document).ready(function() { $("area").hover(function(){ var thisTitle = $(this).attr("title"); var thisBlurIndex = parseInt($("#" + thisTitle).attr("data-blurindex")); $("#photoframe .blurable").each(function(){ var newBlurIndex = Math.abs(thisBlurIndex - parseInt($(this).attr("data-blurindex"))); $(this).css("-webkit-filter","blur(" + newBlurIndex + "px)"); }); }); });