Generate Beautiful CSS Shadows
Find the perfect CSS box-shadow or text-shadow for your design project.
Recommended Solutions
Josh W Comeau's Shadow Generator
The most intuitive shadow creator.
Beautiful UI with real-time layered shadows. Created by Josh Comeau, this tool understands how shadows work in real life and makes them look natural.
CSS Scan Box Shadows
Copy beautiful pre-made shadows.
A curated collection of 93 beautiful box-shadow examples from popular websites. Just click to copy. Perfect when you want something proven and don't want to design from scratch.
Neumorphism.io
Soft UI shadows with code.
Generate trendy neumorphic (soft UI) shadows with custom colors and inset effects. Great for dashboard and app designs.
Why These Three?
Gold wins because Josh’s tool teaches you how shadows work while giving you perfect results. The layered approach creates depth that feels natural.
Silver is perfect when you’re in a hurry or want to see what others have done. Sometimes copying proven patterns is smarter than reinventing.
Bronze serves a specific style (neumorphism) that’s harder to achieve manually. If you’re building a soft UI, this is your go-to.
Pro Tip
For realistic shadows:
- Use multiple layers (Gold tool makes this easy)
- Blur increases with distance
- Darker shadows = closer to surface