HTML DOM Style textShadow Property

# Style textShadow Property

Style Object

## Example

Add shadow to a text:

document.getElementById("myP").style.textShadow="5px 5px 1px #ff0000,10px 10px 1px #0000ff";
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## Definition and Usage

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

## Browser Support

The textShadow property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The textShadow property is not supported in Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions.

## Syntax

Return the textShadow property:

object.style.textShadow

Set the textShadow property:

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

## Property Values

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
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

## Technical Details

Default Value: | none
Return Value: | A String, representing a comma-separated list of shadow effects applied to the text of the element
CSS Version | CSS3

## More Examples

## Example

Return the text shadow:

alert(document.getElementById("myP").style.textShadow);
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## Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS3 Text Effects

CSS reference: text-shadow property

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