How to Generate a CSS Text Shadow

Enter numeric horizontal and vertical offsets, a numeric blur value, and a text color to generate a CSS text-shadow declaration. Omitted fields use their reviewed defaults, while zero is accepted for both offsets and blur.

Purpose and suitable use cases

A CSS text shadow adds a shadow effect around lettering by combining two offsets, a blur value, and a color. This generator is useful when you want a formatted text-shadow declaration without assembling those parts manually. Its controls accept numeric input for the offsets and blur, while the color field accepts text.

Enter values and review the declaration

1. Open the CSS Text Shadow Generator.
2. Enter a numeric horizontal offset. Supply a value that matches the horizontal setting you want in the declaration.
3. Enter a numeric vertical offset for the second position setting.
4. Enter a numeric blur value when the declaration should include a particular blur setting.
5. Provide the shadow color as text, such as #333 or another value you want carried into the declaration.
6. Review the generated CSS declaration before placing it in the rule for the text you are styling.

You can leave a field omitted when the reviewed default is suitable. An omitted horizontal offset becomes 1, an omitted vertical offset becomes 1, an omitted blur becomes 2, and an omitted color becomes #00000033. If the design calls for a zero setting, enter 0 for the relevant field; zero is accepted for both offsets and blur.

For a repeatable workflow, decide which four values the text needs before entering them. Then check each control against that decision rather than relying on a remembered value. This makes it easier to notice when an omitted field has supplied a default. After the declaration appears, compare its four value positions with the values you intended to use.

Check the generated CSS

The result is a CSS text-shadow declaration built from a horizontal offset, a vertical offset, a blur value, and a color. The three numeric entries appear with px units, and the declaration ends with a semicolon, giving you a CSS-formatted line to review for use in a stylesheet.

Read the declaration from left to right and match each value with the order of the controls. This check can reveal an omitted field because its reviewed default will appear in the output instead of a value you expected to provide. A zero entered for an offset or blur remains a supported zero setting in the successful result.

The reviewed behavior covers the accepted input types and direct formatting of the declaration. It does not establish range limits, rounding behavior, or color-format normalization, so inspect the generated line when those details matter to your stylesheet.

Worked example

A designer is styling a dark heading and wants a moderately blurred shadow shifted right and upward.

For a heading that needs a shadow shifted right and upward, enter 4 for the horizontal offset, -2 for the vertical offset, 6 for blur, and #333 for color, then review the generated declaration.

A CSS declaration in the form text-shadow: 4px -2px 6px #333;, ending with a semicolon.

Limitations

• The reviewed behavior does not establish range limits, rounding rules, or color-format normalization for the supplied values.

Common errors

• An unexpected value can result from leaving a control omitted; enter the intended offset, blur, or color explicitly and review the declaration again.

FAQ

Can I use zero for a CSS text shadow value?

Yes, when the value is an offset or blur setting: enter 0 in that field, and the tool accepts zero for both offset fields and blur.

Does the generated CSS include pixel units?

The horizontal offset, vertical offset, and blur are written with px units, and the generated declaration ends with a semicolon.

What happens when I leave a field empty?

When the field is omitted, the horizontal offset uses 1, the vertical offset uses 1, the blur uses 2, and the color uses #00000033; enter a value to replace a particular default.