CSS Drop Shadow Generator
Visually generate CSS drop-shadow filters and box-shadow styles with live preview.
CSS Drop Shadow Generator
Visually generate CSS drop-shadow filter styles for images, SVGs, and transparent elements.
About CSS Drop Shadow Generator
The CSS Filter Drop Shadow & Box Shadow Generator visualizes transparent PNG alpha silhouettes and DOM element shadows using CSS `filter: drop-shadow()` and `box-shadow` with interactive blur, spread, offset, and color controls.
How to Use CSS Drop Shadow Generator
Step 1
Upload a transparent PNG logo or use the default card preview.
Step 2
Adjust horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) offsets, blur radius, and shadow color.
Step 3
Switch between `filter: drop-shadow` and `box-shadow` modes.
Step 4
Click "Copy CSS".
Practical Use Cases for CSS Drop Shadow Generator
Transparent PNG & SVG Icon Shadow Styling
Cast realistic soft shadows conforming to the exact transparent alpha outline of PNG product photos and vector icons.
Layered Card Elevation Design
Design multi-layered ambient and key shadow depths for modern SaaS dashboard cards and popover menus.
Input & Output Examples
Generating Filter Drop Shadow for PNG
Offset X: 0px, Offset Y: 8px, Blur: 24px, Color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)
CSS: filter: drop-shadow(0px 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15));
Key Features & Performance
- ✓Interactive visual canvas supporting both `filter: drop-shadow()` and standard `box-shadow`.
- ✓Upload your own transparent PNG image to test shadow contouring in real time.
- ✓Multi-shadow layering: stack up to 4 distinct shadow layers for hyper-realistic ambient diffusion.
- ✓Exports standard CSS and Tailwind CSS arbitrary values.
- ✓100% Client-Side interactive application.
- ✓1-Click Copy CSS code.
Key Terminology & Definitions
filter: drop-shadow()
A CSS filter that respects alpha transparency, casting a shadow that wraps around the actual non-transparent pixels of an image or SVG.
box-shadow
A CSS property that casts a shadow based strictly on the rectangular bounding box (or border-radius) of a DOM element.