Box Shadow
Utilities for controlling the box shadow of an element.
Use the , shadow
, shadow-md
, shadow-lg
, shadow-xl
, or shadow-2xl
utilities to apply different sized outer box shadows to an element.
Adding an inner shadow
Use the shadow-inner
utility to apply a subtle inset box shadow to an element. This can be useful for things like form controls or wells.
<div class="shadow-inner ..."></div>
Hover, focus, and other states
Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:shadow-lg
to only apply the shadow-lg
utility on hover.
<!-- ... -->
</div>
For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the documentation.
You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:shadow-lg
to apply the shadow-lg
utility at only medium screen sizes and above.
To learn more, check out the documentation on , Dark Mode and .
Customizing your theme
If a DEFAULT
shadow is provided, it will be used for the non-suffixed shadow
utility. Any other keys will be used as suffixes, for example the key '2'
will create a corresponding utility.
tailwind.config.js
theme: {
extend: {
boxShadow: {
'3xl': '0 35px 60px -15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)',
}
}
}
Learn more about customizing the default theme in the theme customization documentation.
If you need to use a one-off box-shadow
value that doesn’t make sense to include in your theme, use square brackets to generate a property on the fly using any arbitrary value.
Learn more about arbitrary value support in the arbitrary values documentation.