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CSS Text Shadow Generator: Live Preview & Multiple Layers

Build up to four text-shadow layers, compare your original text with glow or retro effects, and copy CSS locally without uploading or storing your text.

Preparing the local editor…

Edit text shadows

01 / Starting point

Give your words dimension

Local only · No storage

02 / Layers

Tune each shadow

1 / 4

The first layer sits on top. This is stacking order, not a sequential filter pipeline.

Edit layer 1

Four layers; offsets ±100px and blur 0–100px. These are editor limits, not CSS limits.

03 / Live preview

Compare your own words

18 / 200 UTF-16 units (some emoji use two). Oversized text is kept but not previewed.

Original · No shadow

Make it stand out.

Result · 1 active

Make it stand out.

Both views use the same text, font size and colors without scaling; scroll to inspect. Preview settings are not exported.

Forced colors may remove text shadows; this preview respects the system's readability settings.

04 / CSS

Copy the current effect

text-shadow:
  0px 2px 4px rgba(24, 32, 42, 0.35);

Only text-shadow is copied, not the text, font size or colors. Shadows do not certify contrast; check fonts, wrapping and clipping in your actual component. Check solid-color contrast →

Settings stay in this page's memory without uploads, storage or URL parameters.

How to use this tool

Choose a preset, select a layer and edit its offsets, blur, HEX color and opacity. Enable, remove or reorder layers, compare original and result using your own text, then copy the text-shadow declaration. Preview text, colors and font size are not exported.

When not to use it

This editor uses established px text-shadow syntax, not box shadows, drop-shadow(), arbitrary CSS imports, text outlines or draft spread/inset extensions. Shadows do not guarantee accessible contrast or reserve layout space. Test real fonts, wrapping, clipping and forced colors.

Need box shadows? → · Tune fluid type → · Design gradient backgrounds →

Read the guide →