How to Unblur Text in Inspect

Sometimes we want to find out what is behind a paywall on a website. Most of the good content on the internet is not free. If you want to access it there are a few tricks to follow. This article deals with how to unblur text in inspect element.

Now, we first recommend the most legal and right way to access any type of content behind a paywall or subscription. That is to pay what they are asking for. Since producing such content requires effort and costs the producer.

But if you still want to go ahead and check out what they are offering before spending your money, you can do that using a few steps. The inspect element is a code-filled interface that you get on your browser be it Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or any other.

People looking for full access to various websites and articles are looking for answers to this question. If you are one of them, you are not alone. Try them out at your own risk, one of them will definitely work for you.

Use Inspect Element

This is the developer’s way of doing things. But if you follow the delineated steps here, you can enjoy the perks like a pro. So, to get the answer to how to unblur text in inspect, follow the steps below.

Go to the article or website where you want to enjoy an unblurred experience using your favorite browser. Since each browser has its own set of inspect element field, you will find the similarity in actions required. For Google Chrome, don’t forget to enable ‘Developer Tools’ from settings using the three-dot option in the top right corner.
Now tap or right-click anywhere on the page and select the ‘Inspect/Inspect Element
Then locate the line of code that is used to blur the text. Select the parental element (that which encompasses all the lines of code making the whole block). It could be something like “<aside class=”Paywall…”>”
Once here, right-click the code lines and choose ‘Delete Element.’ This will delete the complete code blurring the whole text
In the next step locate the tag that says, “body… style=”overflow hidden”
This tag needs modification. So right-click again and select ‘Edit Attribute’ which is the second option on the list.
Once here, change the value from the default ‘hidden’ to ‘visible’ and press/tap ‘Enter on the keyboard. This will show the blurred text and you can view it without any hurdles.

Use Web Archives’ Way Back Machine

Web Archives is a treasure trove of all the web content that is in the form of text in particular. However, it includes books, software, websites, movies, music, and more.

Now if you want to get to read the blurred text this machine can help you out. Here are the steps to follow:

First, copy the URL of the text you want to access. For this simply tap the address bar on your browser and once the content in it is fully selected press ‘Ctrl/Cmd + C,” This will copy the data to your clipboard for now
In the next step go to Archives.Org or simply write in the URL bar in a new tab the following link “https://archive.org” this will open the Internet Archive website
From here in the menu select ‘Way Back Machine,’
This will open a new page with a box where you can put your copied link. For this simply press ‘Cmd/Ctrl + V’ and press ‘Enter’
If there is any relevant data, it will display a calendar with days marked with filled circles or dots
Now press or click on any dot and it will open the link for you.

Use Google Translate

This is the second method but you can prioritize it as it works the most. Google Translate audio, video, and text files, but it is more than that. Learn another reason you can use this tool for. Here is what you need to do.

Copy the URL with the blurred text from the address bar using the same method as above, i.e, ‘Ctrl/Cmd + C’
In the next step go to Google Translate using a new tab
Here paste the copied URL into the box which says ‘Detect Language’ and after copying simply press the ‘Enter’ button
Now tap the URL result in the next panel and it will open the output in a new window or tab. Here you can choose to translate into a different language. You can pick from the default options on the interface.

This translated page will be fully unblurred and you can read it without any restrictions.

Final words

Want to read blurred or hidden text on any website? One great way to get there is using inspect element. This article explained how to unblur text in inspect element option as well as introduced additional methods for viewers. Put them to use now and enjoy anything on any website in the text format.