Style textShadow Property
Example
Add shadow to a text:
document.getElementById("myP").style.textShadow = "5px 5px 1px #ff0000, 10px 10px 1px #0000ff";
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Definition and Usage
The textShadow property sets or returns one ore more shadow effects for a text.
Browser Support
Property | |||||
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textShadow | Yes | 10.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the textShadow property:
object.style.textShadow
Set the textShadow property:
object.style.textShadow = "none|h-shadow v-shadow blur color|initial|inherit"
Note: The textShadow property attaches one or more shadows to text. The property is a comma-separated list of shadows, each specified by 2 or 3 length values and an optional color. Omitted lengths are 0.
Property Values
Value | Description |
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none | No shadow is drawn. This is default |
h-shadow | Required. The position of the horizontal shadow. Negative values are allowed |
v-shadow | Required. The position of the vertical shadow. Negative values are allowed |
blur | Optional. The blur distance |
color | Optional. The color of the shadow. Look at CSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
Default Value: | none |
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Return Value: | A String, representing a comma-separated list of shadow effects applied to the text of the element |
CSS Version | CSS3 |
More Examples
Example
Return the text shadow:
alert(document.getElementById("myP").style.textShadow);
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS3 Text Effects
CSS reference: text-shadow property
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