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CSS Shadow
When it comes to web design, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) plays an indispensable role in enhancing the visual aesthetics of a website.
Among its vast array of properties, the ones that help bring depth and focus to an element are the shadow and outline properties. Let’s delve into the magic of CSS shadows and outlines.
Box Shadows
box-shadow is a popular CSS property that enables designers to add shadow effects around an element's frame.
It can be used to give any element, be it a div, image, or button, a 3D feel or to emphasize on hover.
text-shadow is utilized to give shadows specifically to the text. It can elevate the readability of the text or give it an elegant appearance.
The Syntax for Text-Shadows is as follows:
Outlines
An outline is a line that is drawn around elements, outside the borders, to make the element "stand out".
The Syntax for Outlines is as follows:
Syntax
box-shadow: h-offset v-offset blur spread color inset;
- h-offset and v-offset : Determines the shadow's horizontal and vertical position.
- blur : The larger the value, the blurrier the shadow.
- spread: Expands or shrinks the shadow size.
- color : Defines the shadow color.
- inset: Makes the shadow inner.
Syntax
text-shadow: h-offset v-offset blur color;
Syntax
outline: width style color;
- width : Sets the outline width.
- style: Determines the style of the outline such as solid, dotted, or dashed.
- color: Sets the outline color.