Create text-shadow effects visually and copy the CSS — with live preview.
The CSS Text Shadow Generator lets you design eye-catching text-shadow effects with controls for horizontal offset, vertical offset, blur, and color. Preview the effect on live text and copy clean, copy-ready CSS — from subtle readability shadows to bold neon glows.
The text-shadow property adds a shadow behind text using up to four parts: horizontal offset, vertical offset, blur radius, and color. Small offsets with a light blur add gentle depth that improves legibility over busy backgrounds; a zero offset with a large blur and a bright color produces a glow. As with box shadows, you can comma-separate multiple layers for richer effects.
Beyond decoration, text shadows solve a practical problem: readability over images. White text on a photo can vanish against light areas, but a soft dark shadow anchors each letter and keeps it legible regardless of what is behind it. That is why hero sections and image captions so often use a subtle shadow. On the decorative end, stacked bright shadows create the neon and retro looks popular in headings and posters, all without exporting a single image.
Add a soft drop shadow to a heading:
text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);The preview shows the heading lifting slightly off the page, which improves contrast and gives the type a polished, tactile feel.
Subtlety usually wins for body and heading text — a small offset and soft blur enhance readability without distraction, and semi-transparent colors keep the shadow from looking like a hard outline. Reserve heavy glows for decorative display type where the effect is the point. If you are using a shadow purely for legibility, a tight, low-opacity dark shadow does the job with the least visual noise; if you are chasing a neon look, layer two or three bright shadows of increasing blur.
Use a zero or tiny offset with a larger blur and a bright color to produce a glow around the text.
Yes — combine multiple text-shadow layers in a single CSS value.
Semi-transparent shadows blend with the background and look more natural than solid ones.
Yes — a soft dark shadow behind light text keeps it legible over images and busy backgrounds.
Yes — copy the generated text-shadow straight into your CSS.
text-shadow is supported across modern browsers.
Combine it with the Gradient Text Generator and CSS Box Shadow Generator for standout typography and components.
How to Use CSS Text Shadow Generator
Set offset, blur, and color for your shadow.
See the effect on live text instantly.
Copy the text-shadow CSS into your project.
Create text-shadow effects visually and copy the CSS — with live preview.
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