Text Shadow Generator

CSS text-shadow adds shadow effects to text. The syntax is: text-shadow: offsetX offsetY blurRadius color. For example, text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.5) adds a subtle shadow 2px to the right and down, with a 4px blur. Multiple shadows can be comma-separated.

Stack multiple text-shadows with the same color at increasing blur radii. For example: text-shadow: 0 0 10px #6366f1, 0 0 20px #6366f1, 0 0 40px #6366f1. Use a light text color on a dark background. Increase blur values for a stronger glow effect.

Yes, separate multiple text-shadow values with commas. Each shadow is rendered independently and layered on top of each other. This allows effects like retro 3D text (stacked offset shadows), neon glow (multiple blur layers), and embossing (light and dark shadows).

text-shadow applies only to text content and follows the shape of each character. box-shadow applies to the element's rectangular box. text-shadow does not support spread radius or inset values. Use text-shadow for typography effects and box-shadow for container/card effects.

Text shadows have minimal performance impact for simple effects. However, using many shadows with large blur radii (especially on long text or animated elements) can cause rendering slowdowns. Keep shadow layers to 3-5 for best performance, and avoid animating blur values.