HCODX/Text Shadow Generator
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Text Shadow Generator

Build CSS text-shadow values visually. Tune X/Y offset, blur, and color. Stack multiple layers for neon or 3D text effects.

Controls
Layers
% alpha
Preview
Hello
Generated CSS
Box Shadow Gradient
Property
text-shadow
Layers
1
Max blur
4px
Status
Ready
Use cases

What you'll use this for

Text shadows give type a sense of depth — from subtle drop shadows for readability to neon glows and 3D effects.

Heading effects

Lift heading text off photographic backgrounds with a soft drop shadow to maintain legibility.

Neon text

Stack a few small-blur same-color shadows to fake the bloom of glowing tube lights.

Game UI

Cartoonish stacked offsets give text a chunky 3D look — perfect for menus and HUDs.

Logo design

Punch up wordmark logos with a tight close shadow that suggests a printed offset.

Step by step

How to build a text-shadow

1

Set offset

X and Y control where the shadow falls. Try (2px, 2px) for a classic drop or (0, 0) for a glow.

2

Tune blur

Higher blur softens the shadow. text-shadow does not have a spread parameter, unlike box-shadow.

3

Stack layers

Click + to add another. Repeat the same color at increasing blurs to fake a glow.

4

Copy the CSS

Grab the generated value or download a snippet ready to drop into a stylesheet.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The generated CSS is valid and can be pasted directly into a stylesheet, style attribute, or CSS-in-JS string.

text-shadow is supported in every evergreen browser. It has been universally available since IE 10.

Yes. No signup, no limits, no ads.

text-shadow paints around individual glyphs (letters); box-shadow paints around the element box. text-shadow also has no spread and no inset.

Yes, all four sub-values (x, y, blur, color) are animatable. As with box-shadow, repaint cost can grow with multiple layers — keep an eye on FPS.

About

About CSS text-shadow

The CSS text-shadow property paints shadows behind text. The syntax is <x-offset> <y-offset> <blur> <color> — separate multiple shadows with commas. Unlike box-shadow, there is no spread and no inset keyword.

Patterns

  • Drop shadow — small (1px, 1px, 2px) shadow with low-opacity black for legibility on busy backgrounds.
  • Glow — zero offsets, high blur, matching or accent color. Stack several to intensify.
  • 3D pop — increasing offsets in the same direction (1px 1px, 2px 2px, …) with darkening colors.

Browser support

  • Universally supported in modern browsers.
  • Animatable; respects prefers-reduced-motion with careful CSS.
  • See the MDN text-shadow reference.
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