Pixel Stairs is a hard-edged CSS box shadow from the Hard & Retro collection, built from 3 stacked layers using neutral black. The largest blur radius is 0px. Copy the code below and paste it into any element.
box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1), 8px 8px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 12px 12px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);Shadow values
| # | Type | X | Y | Blur | Spread | Color | Opacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | outer | 4px | 4px | 0px | 0px | #000000 | 1 |
| 2 | outer | 8px | 8px | 0px | 0px | #000000 | 0.5 |
| 3 | outer | 12px | 12px | 0px | 0px | #000000 | 0.25 |
How to use it
.card {
background: #FFFFFF;
border-radius: 6px;
box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1), 8px 8px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 12px 12px 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
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Frequently Asked Questions
Copy the box-shadow line and paste it into the CSS rule of the element you want to style, for example a card, button or image wrapper. The example is shown on a #FEF3C7 background with a #FFFFFF element and 6px rounded corners.
Yes. This shadow has 3 layers separated by commas. Change the pixel values or the rgba() color of any layer directly in your CSS to tune it.
This example is designed for light backgrounds. On very dark backgrounds a black shadow becomes hard to see, so raise the opacity or switch to a glow style.