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Sunken Left is a soft CSS box shadow from the Inset & Pressed collection, built from a single layer with an inner (inset) shadow using neutral black. The largest blur radius is 12px. Copy the code below and paste it into any element.

box-shadow: inset 8px 0px 12px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);

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Shadow values

#TypeXYBlurSpreadColorOpacity
1inset8px0px12px-6px#0000000.35

How to use it

.card {
  background: #FFFFFF;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: inset 8px 0px 12px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

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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 #F3F4F6 background with a #FFFFFF element and 12px rounded corners.

Yes. Open it in the box shadow generator, adjust the sliders and color, and copy the updated code.

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.