A CSS box shadow generator lets you design the box-shadow property visually instead of guessing values. You drag sliders for offset, blur, spread, and color, see a live preview, and copy production-ready CSS. It is the fastest way to add depth to cards, buttons, and panels without exporting images.
Start from Soft, Card, Glow, Neumorphic, or Hard, then fine-tune.
Move X Offset and Y Offset to position the shadow, Blur to soften its edge, and Spread to grow or shrink it. Set Opacity and Color for the tint.
Click Copy CSS to grab the rule, or Reset to return to defaults. For color choices, the color picker and palette generator help you match your theme.
box-shadow reads as offset-x offset-y blur spread color. A positive Y drops the shadow downward; negative lifts it. Higher blur means softer. Spread widens the shadow beyond the element's box. Most shadows use an rgba color with partial opacity for a natural look.
Cards benefit from a small, soft shadow (Card). Glow works for accents and badges. Neumorphism suits low-contrast dashboards but hurts accessibility if overused. Pair shadows with backgrounds from the CSS gradient generator for modern UI.
Keep blur radii moderate and avoid animating shadows on long scroll lists. Ensure shadowed elements still meet contrast needs. When you build vector assets, the SVG editor and SVG compressor keep files light.
The generator runs entirely in your browser. No CSS or colors are uploaded.
The CSS box-shadow property draws a shadow behind an element. It is used for cards, buttons, and depth cues in web interfaces without images.
The syntax is: offset-x offset-y blur spread color. Offset moves the shadow, blur softens it, spread enlarges or shrinks it, and color sets the tint (often rgba with opacity).
Drag the X, Y, blur, and spread sliders, set opacity and color, and watch the live preview. Click a preset to start from a known style, then Copy CSS.
Soft, Card, Glow, Neumorphic, and Hard. Each is a tuned combination of offsets, blur, and color you can tweak further.
Yes. CSS supports a comma-separated list of shadows. After copying one, you can add another in your stylesheet for richer effects.
Click "Copy CSS" and the generated box-shadow rule lands on your clipboard, ready to paste into a stylesheet or inline style.
Neumorphism uses a light and a dark shadow on a low-contrast background so elements look extruded from the surface. The Neumorphic preset demonstrates it; use it sparingly for readability.
A few shadows are fine. Very large blur radii or many animated shadows on long pages can cost paint time, so keep blur reasonable and avoid animating shadow on scroll-heavy lists.
CSS box-shadow applies to HTML elements, not SVG shapes. For vector graphics use the SVG gradient generator or the SVG editor to fake depth.
