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text-shadow: {{shadow.horizontal}}px {{shadow.vertical}}px {{shadow.blur}}px {{shadow.color}};
-webkit-text-shadow: {{shadow.horizontal}}px {{shadow.vertical}}px {{shadow.blur}}px {{shadow.color}};
-moz-text-shadow: {{shadow.horizontal}}px {{shadow.vertical}}px {{shadow.blur}}px {{shadow.color}}; {{copyMessage}}

Definition and Usage

The text-shadow CSS property adds shadows to text. It accepts a comma-separated list of shadows to be applied to the text and any of its decorations. Each shadow is described by some combination of X and Y offsets from the element, blur radius, and color.

CSS Syntax

text-shadow: h-shadow v-shadow blur-radius color|none|initial|inherit;

To attach more than one shadow to an element, just add a comma-separated list of shadows

Property Values

Value Description
h-shadow Required. The horizontal offset of the shadow. A positive value puts the shadow on the right side of the box, a negative value puts the shadow on the left side of the box
v-shadow Required. The vertical offset of the shadow. A positive value puts the shadow below the box, a negative value puts the shadow above the box
blur Optional. The blur radius. The higher the number, the more blurred the shadow will be
color Optional. The color of the shadow. The default value is the text color.
none Default value. No shadow
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element.

See also our box-shadow generator.