The HTML DOM style textShadow property returns and apply what should happen when the text flow outside the element container in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Returning textShadow
object.style.textShadow
Modifying textShadow
object.style.textShadow = “value”
Values
Here, value can be −
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| inherit | It inherits this property value from its parent element. |
| initial | It set this property value to its default value. |
| none | It sets no shadow on text. |
| h-shadow v-shadow blur color | It sets shadow on text. Here h-shadow represent the value of horizontal shadow. v-shadow represent the value of vertical shadow. blur represent the blur distance. color represent the color of the shadow. |
Example
Let us see an example of style textShadow property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
color: #000;
background: lightblue;
height: 100vh;
}
p {
margin: 1.5rem auto;
}
.btn {
background: #db133a;
border: none;
height: 2rem;
border-radius: 2px;
width: 40%;
display: block;
color: #fff;
outline: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>DOM Style textShadow Property Example</h1>
<p>Some Dummy Text</p>
<button onclick="add()" class="btn">Set textShadow</button>
<script>
function add() {
document.querySelector('p').style.textShadow = "10px 10px 2px #db133a";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −

Click on “Set textShadow” button to apply shadow on paragraph text.
