CSS3 Text Effects

CSS3 Text Effects

CSS3 includes several new text features.

In this chapter, you will learn about the following text properties:

• text-shadow
• box-shadow
• text-overflow
• word-wrap
• word-break

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CSS3 Text Shadow

In CSS3, the text-shadow property applies shadow to text.

You specify the horizontal shadow, vertical shadow, blur distance, and shadow color:

Example

Add shadow to the heading:

h1 {
    text-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #FF0000;
}

CSS3 Box-Shadow Property

In CSS3, the box-shadow property applies shadow to boxes.

Example

div {
    box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px #888888;
}

Adding Color to the Shadow

Example

div {
    box-shadow: 10px 10px grey;
}

Adding a Blur Effect to the Shadow

Example

div {
    box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px grey;
}

You Can Also Add Shadow Effects in ::before and ::after Pseudo-Elements

Example

#boxshadow {
    position: relative;
    box-shadow: 1px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
    padding: 10px;
    background: white;
} 
#boxshadow img {
     width: 100%;
     border: 1px solid #8a4419;
     border-style: inset;
} 
#boxshadow::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1; /* hide shadow behind image */
    box-shadow: 0 15px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); 
    width: 70%; 
    left: 15%; /* one half of the remaining 30% */
    height: 100px;
    bottom: 0;
}

A Special Use Case for Shadows is the Card Effect

Example

div.card {
    width: 250px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);
    text-align: center;
}

CSS3 Text Overflow Property

The CSS3 text overflow property specifies how overflowed content that is not displayed should be signaled to the user.

Example

p.test1 {
    white-space: nowrap; 
    width: 200px; 
    border: 1px solid #000000;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: clip; 
}

p.test2 {
    white-space: nowrap; 
    width: 200px; 
    border: 1px solid #000000;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis; 
}

CSS3 Word Wrapping

If a word is too long, it extends outside of the area:

In CSS3, the word wrap property allows you to force text to wrap—even if that means splitting it in the middle of a word:

Example

Allow long text to wrap:

p {
    word-wrap: break-word;
}

CSS3 Word Break and Line Wrapping

The CSS3 word break and line wrapping properties specify the rules for line breaks:

CSS code is as follows:

Example

p.test1 {
    word-break: keep-all;
}

p.test2 {
    word-break: break-all;
}

New Text Properties