Text Shadow Generator
Text Shadow Tips
• Subtle depth: Small offsets (1-2px) with low blur
• Dramatic effect: Larger offsets with high blur
• Glow effect: Zero offset, high blur
• Multiple shadows: Use comma-separated values
Sample Text
text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);.text-shadow-example {
color: #ffffff;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}Preview Values
About this Tool
Make your text pop. Our Text Shadow Generator lets you visually design the perfect shadow effect for your typography. Control the position, blur, color, and opacity to create everything from subtle, readable depth to dramatic, glowing effects. It's the easiest way to add a professional touch to your headings and titles.
The tool combines your inputs for X/Y offsets, blur radius, and color into a valid CSS `text-shadow` property. The preview text is updated in real-time, giving you instant feedback on your design.
- Adjust the horizontal and vertical offset sliders to position the shadow.
- Use the blur radius slider to control the softness of the shadow.
- Choose a shadow color and set its opacity.
- Customize the text and background colors to match your design.
- Copy the generated CSS code with a single click.
- Adding a subtle drop shadow to a heading to make it stand out from the background.
- Creating a 'glowing' text effect with a blurred, colored shadow.
- Designing a retro, 3D text effect with a hard, offset shadow.
- Precise Control: Fine-tune the shadow's position and blur.
- Color & Opacity: Use any color and control its transparency.
- Customizable Preview: See how the shadow looks on your text and background colors.
- Real-Time Feedback: Watch the preview update instantly.
- Instant Code: Get a clean CSS rule ready to paste into your project.
The `text-shadow` CSS property applies a shadow directly to the text characters of an element. It's defined by a horizontal offset, a vertical offset, an optional blur radius, and a color.
Can I create multiple shadows?
This version focuses on creating a single shadow layer. The ability to stack multiple shadows (by separating them with commas) is planned for a future update.
Is this supported by all browsers?
Yes, `text-shadow` is a standard CSS property with excellent support across all modern browsers.
Is this performant?
Yes, `text-shadow` is highly optimized by modern browsers and is very performant.
All calculations and data processing for this tool are performed locally in your browser. We do not send any of your data to our servers, ensuring your information remains private and secure.
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