Text shadows can be specified via an x-offset, a y-offset, an optional blur radius and a colour; the colour can either appear first or last, as shown below. Multiple text shadows can be combined, by separating them by a comma. You can modify the example below and view the result in the Preview window on the right.
As you may have noticed, a CSS shadow is simply a means to provide a copy of some text shifted spatially, while optionally changing its properties (colour and blurriness) slightly.
In the rest of this tutorial, I have collected a series of interesting examples of text shadows which you can play with and adapt to your taste. Unlike other tutorials, I will essentially offer no other explanation than what has already been provided above and I will let the code speak for itself, inviting you to change it and view the effects immediately.
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