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Style textShadow Property

Style Object Reference Style Object

Definition and Usage

The textShadow property sets or returns one ore more shadow effects for a text.

Syntax

Set the textShadow property:

Object.style.textShadow="none|h-shadow v-shadow blur color|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.

Return the textShadow property:

Object.style.textShadow

Value Description
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
inherit The value of the textShadow property is inherited from parent element


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The textShadow property is supported in all major browsers, except Internet Explorer.


Example

Example

Add shadow to a text:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.textShadow="5px 5px 1px #ff0000";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p id="p1">This is some text.</p>
<br />

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Add shadow to text</button>

</body>
</html>

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