Create custom CSS text shadows – offset, blur, color & opacity. Live preview & code
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Learn the syntax, how to layer shadows, and creative examples.
Read Tutorial →| Feature | Our Tool | Tool A | Tool B |
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| Free & unlimited | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ (limit) |
| Live preview | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Opacity control (rgba) | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Text color & background | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Font size adjustment | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Negative offsets | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Download CSS file | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Client-side / private | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
This generator creates a single shadow for simplicity. You can manually combine several shadows by comma‑separating them in your CSS (e.g. text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #000, 0 0 10px #0ff;).
box-shadow creates a shadow around the entire element's box. text-shadow creates a shadow on the actual text glyphs – it follows the shape of the letters.
Check that "Enable Shadow" is checked, opacity is above 0, and the color is not too similar to the background. Also ensure offsets and blur are not set to extreme values.
Yes, but this generator uses pixels (px) for simplicity. You can easily replace the unit in the generated code.
Text shadows add depth, emphasis, and visual interest to typography. They can create subtle elevation, glowing effects, 3D appearances, or even mimic letterpress printing. Used wisely, they enhance readability and aesthetics.
Offset shadows make text appear raised or inset.
Zero offset + large blur = neon effect.
Shadows can improve legibility on complex backgrounds.
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