CSS Text Shadow Generator
Layered text shadows — neon, glow, retro, 3D & long shadow.
The CSS Text Shadow Generator creates accurate, layered text-shadows with offset, blur, colour and opacity controls, a live typography preview and presets for neon, glow, retro, soft, 3D and long-shadow effects.
What is a CSS Text Shadow Generator?
A CSS text shadow generator designs the glow, depth and outline behind your text and exports the exact `text-shadow` CSS. Fontily's supports multiple stacked layers with a live typography preview, so complex effects like neon, 3D and long shadow are a few clicks away.
Features
- Multiple shadow layers combined into one value.
- Offset, blur, colour and opacity controls per layer.
- Live typography preview that matches the output exactly.
- Presets — neon, glow, retro, soft, 3D and long shadow.
- Random generator and copy-ready CSS.
How to Use the CSS Text Shadow Generator
- Start from a preset or a single layer.
- Adjust offset, blur, colour and opacity.
- Add more layers to build depth or glow.
- Copy the generated text-shadow CSS into your stylesheet.
Benefits
Great text effects often need several stacked shadows that are tedious to write by hand. A generator makes neon signs, 3D lettering and long shadows easy, previews them live on real type, and outputs valid CSS you can drop straight into a heading or hero.
Use Cases
- Hero headings and landing pages.
- Neon and glow UI accents.
- Retro and 3D lettering.
- Long-shadow flat-design titles.
Conclusion
Fontily's CSS Text Shadow Generator turns layered shadow design into simple slider tweaks with a true-to-output preview. Build your effect above and paste the CSS — free and instant.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — add as many layers as you need. Effects like 3D and long-shadow are built from several stacked layers, all combined into one text-shadow value.