Property Reference - CSS Reference - page 254

Name
text-shadow
Values:
none | [ <length>{2,4} <color>?, ] * <length>{2,4} <color>?
Initial value:
none
Applies to:
All elements
Inherited:
Yes
Computed value:
One or more sets of a color plus three absolute lengths
Description:
Defines one or more shadows to be “cast” by the text of an element. Shadows are always
painted behind the element's text, but in front of the element's background, borders, and out-
line. Shadows are drawn from the first on top to the last on the bottom.
The four length values that can be declared are, in order: horizontal offset, vertical offset, blur
distance, and spread distance. When positive, the offset values go down and to the right; when
negative, back and to the left. Positive spread values increase the size of the shadow and neg-
ative values contract it. Blur values cannot be negative.
Examples:
h1 {text-shadow: 0.5em 0.33em 4px 2px gray;}
h2 {text-shadow: 0 −3px 0.5em blue;}