CSS Text Shadow Generator

Visually design text shadows with live preview. Set offset, blur, and color — layer multiple shadows for neon glows and emboss effects. Copy the CSS instantly.

Colors
#000000
#1e293b
#f1f5f9
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Generated CSS
text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.50);

What is CSS Text Shadow Generator?

A CSS text shadow generator lets you visually design text-shadow styles for typography and generates the exact CSS code you need. The CSS text-shadow property adds one or more shadows to text, creating effects ranging from subtle depth shadows that improve readability over images, to dramatic neon glow effects with multiple shadow layers, to retro emboss and deboss effects. A text shadow is defined by three required values (horizontal offset, vertical offset, blur radius) and an optional color. Multiple text shadows can be layered on a single element by separating definitions with commas — layering shadows with the same color at increasing blur radii creates a glow effect, and layering light and dark shadows creates three-dimensional emboss and deboss effects. The CSS Text Shadow Generator provides sliders for all parameters, a live preview with editable text, a color picker, multi-layer shadow management, and one-click copy of the complete text-shadow CSS property.

How to Use CSS Text Shadow Generator

  1. Type your text in the preview area to see your shadow applied to real content.
  2. Use the sliders to adjust horizontal offset, vertical offset, and blur radius.
  3. Click the color swatch to open the color picker and choose your shadow color and opacity.
  4. Click Add Shadow Layer to stack multiple shadow definitions for glow or emboss effects.
  5. Toggle between light and dark background previews to see how the shadow reads in context.
  6. Click Copy CSS to copy the complete text-shadow property to your clipboard.

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