

To get started, first create a simple box container with HTML: īox-shadow: 0px 5px 10px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)
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The below code snippet shows the distinction between these filters.īox-shadow: 5px 5px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.3) įilter: drop-shadow(5px 5px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)) It’s not the same as box-shadow, which is important to note when adding shadows to images. This is a filter that adds a drop shadow around an image. Opaque or completely black shadows would be distracting, ugly, and imply a complete blockage of light, which isn’t what we’re after. The area closest to the object has the darkest shadows, then it spreads and blurs outwards gradually. Look around and observe how shadows behave in relation to their light sources you’ll want to keep this in mind when styling with CSS. When styling the box-shadow property, remember that transparent shadows are the best because they look great on multicolored backgrounds. Shadows in well-lit spaces aren’t black or completely opaque, you can see the color of the area the shadow is cast on. With this, we can specify opacity, which is an important aspect to consider when styling realistic shadows.

We’ll be using rgba() colors because of their alpha value. The spread value set at 0px will make the shadow the same size as the box a positive value will increase its size and a negative value will shrink it. For instance, the snippet above will place the box-shadow on the bottom of the element, but if you add negative values like below, the shadow will be on top: box-shadow: 0px -5px 10px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) The blur radius, which affects the sharpness of the shadow higher values mean lighter shadows, and vice versaĪll of these except the blur radius can be negative values.The y-offset, which represents the shadow’s position vertically.


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