CSS3 Text Effects

CSS3 contains several new text features.
In this chapter you will learn about the following text properties:

• text-shadow
• word-wrap

Browser Support

Internet Explorer does not yet support the text-shadow property.
Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera support the text-shadow property.
All major browsers support the word-wrap property.

CSS3 Text Shadow

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


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

Example  (Add a shadow to a header)
h1
{
text-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #FF0000;
}

CSS3 Word Wrapping

If a word is too long to fit within an area, it expands outside:









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










Example (Allow long words to be able to break and wrap onto the next line)
p {word-wrap:break-word;}