It’s a question I hear asked quite often: Is it possible to create shadows from gradients instead of solid colors? There is no specific CSS property that does this (believe me, I’ve looked) and any blog post you find about …
Josh’s Shadow Palette Generator is a fantastic tool. The premise is that box-shadow pretty much always looks better when there are multiple layered shadows that are a bit tinted. It reminds me of how gradients almost always look better when …
Let’s talk shadows in web design. Shadows add texture, perspective, and emphasize the dimensions of objects. In web design, using light and shadow can add physical realism and can be used to make rich, tactile interfaces.…
One box-shadow is cool and all, but check out Philipp Brumm’s tool for building out comma-separated multiple box-shadows, which result in a much smoother and more natural look.
This reminds me very much of the idea for easing linear-gradient. …
Greek mythology tells the story of Zeus creating the cloud nymph, Nephele. Like other Greek myths, this tale gets pretty bizarre and X-rated. Here’s a very abridged, polite version.
Nephele, we are told, was created by Zeus in the …
Let’s do a little step-by-step of a situation where you can’t quite do what seems to make sense, but you can still get it done with CSS trickery. In this case, it’ll be applying a shadow to a shape.…
The box-shadow property in CSS is for putting shadows on elements (sometimes referred to as “drop shadows”, ala Photoshop/Figma).
.card {
box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.2);
}That syntax is:
box-shadow: [horizontal offset] [vertical offset] [blur 
Shadow along the top edge of the website, like this:
body::before {
content: "";
position: fixed;
top: -10px;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 10px;
box-shadow: 0px 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
z-index: 100;
}