CSS Text Shadow
The text-shadow property adds shadow to text.
In its simplest use, you only specify the horizontal and the vertical shadow.
In addition, you can add a shadow color and blur effect.
Text shadow effect!
Example
h1
{
text-shadow: 2px 2px;
}
Next, add a color (red) to the shadow:
Text shadow effect!
Example
h1
{
text-shadow: 2px 2px red;
}
Then, add a blur effect (5px) to the shadow:
Text shadow effect!
Example
h1
{
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px red;
}
More Text Shadow Examples
Text shadow effect!
Example
h1 {
color: white;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #000000;
}
Text shadow effect!
Example
h1 {
text-shadow: 0 0 3px #ff0000;
}
Multiple Shadows
The text-shadow property also accepts multiple shadows for an element. Define each shadow in a comma-separated list.
The following example shows a red and blue neon glow shadow:
Text shadow effect!
Example
h1 {
text-shadow: 0 0 3px #ff0000, 0 0 5px #0000ff;
}
The following example shows a white text with black, blue, and red neon glow:
Text shadow effect!
Example
h1 {
color: white;
text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px black, 0 0 25px blue, 0
0 5px red;
}
Tip: Go to our CSS Fonts chapter to learn about how to change fonts, text size and the style of a text. Tip: Go to our CSS Text Effects chapter to learn about different text effects.
The CSS Text Shadow Property
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| text-shadow | Specifies the shadow effect added to text |