How to give outer glow effect to column in HTML/CSS? - html

I am creating a website, and I want to create this effect of giving an outer glow shadow to the main column in the page ..
This page serves as an example: http://royalwatches.pk/
Note that the main column has a shadow effect on both left and right sides, to make the column appear to be 'in front' of the background.
This picture also show's what I'm talking about:
This is the page where I want to replicate this effect: http://blu-rays.pk/index.php
Can someone guide me on what CSS/HTML changes need to be done ?
Sidenote: Putting this all in jsfiddle seemed impractical, which is why I've mentioned the sites instead ..

You can use box-shadow property.
CSS
img{
box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px gray;
}
JSFiddle
Or in your case:
#wrapper{
box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px gray;
}
Note: remove the background-image from #wrapper.

Remember to add code so that the shadow is visible in more browsers, like so:
#wrapper {
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px gray;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px gray;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px gray;
}
More can be read about this at: http://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/css-box-shadow/

Related

there is no shadow inside my div element

ive got a div styled with the css properties:
border: 20px solid #000;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 40px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
the problem i have is, the shadow of the div is just outside, but not inside of the border.
ive allready tried to set the background to 100% opacity with background: rgba(0,0,0,0); but nothing changes.
I also tried to use inset but then the shadow is just inside.
what to do?
No reason to expect anything different. If you want an inner shadow, add a second one to the declaration that starts with the keyword inset.
E.g. -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 40px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), inset 0 0 40px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5);.
Note that elements that are descendants of the element with the box shadow will cover the inner shadow.
Also note that some older versions of modern browsers only support one shadow declaration at a time, but I think that set of browsers/versions is quite small.
Try something like this:
#mydiv {
border: 1px red solid;
box-shadow: 0 0 15px #555, inset 0 0 15px #555;
width: 100px; height: 100px;
}
Codepen

Creating an inset dark drop shadow effect with CSS

I'm trying to get an effect like an inset drop shadow effect in CSS that looks like the following image:
(source: gyazo.com)
Does any body know how I can get that effect with CSS?
The key here is multiple box shadows, a larger darker one inset from the top left and a very subtle shadow below thats slightly brighter than the background.
Notice the form of box-shadow is "x-offset, y-offset, blur, color"
Learn to use the blur amounts and multiple shadows and you can make some really nice effects.
Example style (for display on a background of #222):
.button {
display:inline-block;
padding: 10px 15px;
color: white;
border-radius: 20px;
box-shadow: inset 2px 3px 5px #000000, 0px 1px 1px #333;
}
The answer has already been given to you (box-shadow: inset ..), so here's a quick demonstration of how it could work:
http://jsfiddle.net/L6nJj/
The important part is box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 3px 0 red.
For an explanation of the available options: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/css/box-shadow#Values
Be sure to take into account the browser support for box-shadow, which is that it doesn't work in older versions of IE, but works "everywhere" else: http://caniuse.com/css-boxshadow
Have a look at the CSS3 box-shadow property, in particular, inset box shadows. Example L in this article should provide the effect you're looking for.

CSS - How to add a glow effect around a fluid box?

Here's what I mean:
http://www.lesliesommer.com/wdw07/html/images/glow.png
I need it to work with most browsers.
Could you point me to a tutorial or something?
Thanks for the answers. Can I do it without CSS3 ?
css3 box shadows I'd think. These aren't implemented in IE8
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px #dddddd;
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px #dddddd;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px #dddddd;
To add on to Groovetrain's answer, if you use rgba instead of a hex value you can have the colors be rendered with transparency letting whatever is below be seen through (which may or may not be valuable depending on the application).
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
box-shadow: 0px 0px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
There are a few techniques for this (outside of CSS3).
If the width is fixed, one way is to use two DIVS. One has the top and the sides. You need to make and image that is very tall, with the sides repeating and the bottom cut off and use it as a background on the outer DIV. Then make an image that contains the bottom, and nest it inside, and absolutely-position it to the bottom.
<div class="wrapper">
... content ...
<div class="bottom"></div>
</div>
.wrapper {
width:500px;
background-image:url(....);
position:relative;
}
.bottom {
position:absolute;
bottom:0px;
height:20px;
width:500px;
background-image:url(....);
}
If it is x/y scaleable you can use the 9-slice method:
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| |
You slice your background into 9 pieces, where the middle piece is blank and contains your content. You make four corners and use repeat-x / repeat-y for the background of the sides.
http://www.css3.info/preview/box-shadow/
However, needs a CSS3 enabled browser.
Alternatively set a background image to get cross browser support: http://dimox.net/cross-browser-css3-box-shadow/

CSS Shadows all four sides of div

I want to achieve this in CSS - not CSS3 as I want it to be supported by all browsers
ie a div containing content, with the shadows on every side. The top area will be used for navigation. I have searched for tutorials but so far to no avail. Help!
Box Shadow works in all mordern [IE>8] browsers, This code uses no images and works in all browsers in IE versions below 9.
box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10px #C9C9C9;
-webkit-box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10px #C9C9C9;
-moz-box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10px #C9C9C9;
/* For IE<9 */
filter:
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=0,strength=5),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=45,strength=2),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=90,strength=5),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=135,strength=5),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=180,strength=10),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=225,strength=5),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=270,strength=5),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(color=#C9C9C9,direction=315,strength=2);
Box shadow supported from IE 9 onwards.
CSS3pie is a tool that lets you use some css3 properties in IE.
What you're trying to do is fairly widespread css3 in newer browsers, and emulated really well (and easily) in IE with the .htc file you can download from there.
As for the markup, I see just 2 elements, with the top one floated right, for example. You'd have to play with z-index to hide excess shadows.
In that site there's also a very similar effect, you should be able to adapt it for your needs.
This should work in all browsers:
.allSidesShadow {
box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
-o-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
-webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
-moz-box-shadow: 2px 2px 19px #aaa;
/* For IE 5.5 - 7 */
/* for IE4 - IE7 */
filter:
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=1, Color=#C4C4C4),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=90, Color=#C4C4C4),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=180, Color=#C4C4C4),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=270, Color=#C4C4C4);
-ms-filter: "
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=1, Color=#C4C4C4),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=90, Color=#C4C4C4),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=180, Color=#C4C4C4),
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(Strength=9, Direction=270, Color=#C4C4C4)
";
}
As Ventus said is not possible to use css shadows with ie (only ie9). But you can use shadowOn. It's a great jquery plugin and very easy in use. With it you will have cross browser compatibility.
The answer posted by Sekar, needs a little editing,
box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10px #C9C9C9;
-webkit-box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10x #C9C9C9;
-moz-box-shadow:2px 2px 10px 10px #C9C9C9;
this doesnot work on IE(I checked on IE8).
box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px 0 #000;
Means 0 pixel left, 0 pixel right, 3px blur, 0 pixel diffuse, use a color slightly darker than the BGs.
I cant see your picture now, but for all side shadows I use the below code:
box-shadow: 0 0 5px 0 #000;
Instead of the 5px use your size.
You have to create several images. One for the left side. One for the right. One for the bottom, etc. And then have several div's and set the background for each of them.
You can do this with three divs, assuming they are all the same (fixed) width:
<div class='top'>
</div>
<div class='middle'>
<p>Hello World!</p>
</div>
<div class='bottom'>
</div>
.top{
background:url('top.png');
height:20px;
width:800px;
}
.middle{
background:url('middle.png') repeat-y;
width:800px;
}
.bottom{
background:url('bottom.png');
height:20px;
width:800px;
}
Alternatively, you can make one big image, and use that as the background for the entire content area; then hard-code the positions and sizes of the contained elements.
You can place the following code in the div in order to drop shadows on all four sides.
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,.1);

How to create a CSS shade effect with a faded sidebar

Hi I'm not too sure how to create the attached image effect where the right hand side is my main content and it shades onto my left sidebar which has a gradient effect downwards.
Check this out: CSS3 gradient Generator, pick the colors and generate the code, then add it to the body in your CSS (Or whatever element you want it on).
.body /*or element of your choice*/
-webkit-gradient(
{
linear,
left bottom,
left top,
color-stop(0.02, rgb(91,204,245)),
color-stop(0.76, rgb(5,37,70))
)
-moz-linear-gradient(
center bottom,
rgb(91,204,245) 2%,
rgb(5,37,70) 76%
)
}
For the shadow from your main content use:
.MyElement
{
box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px #888;
}
And also check out CSS3 Box-shadow.
Also, because not every browser supports the box-shadow yet (IE), you can use border images. But IE doesn't suppport that either so, what I did on a site was to just make a 1px high PNG image of the shadow and set it as the background to my wrapper div, repeated it down/up (can't remember if that's X or Y) and it worked fine :)
Hope some of that helps.
img.shady
{
display: inline-block;
webkit-box-shadow: 0 8px 6px -6px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 8px 6px -6px black;
box-shadow: 0 8px 6px -6px black;
padding: 10px;
margin-bottom: 5px !important;
min-height: 240px;
width: 630px;
border: 1px solid #D7D7D7
}
Your sidebar should use a png image that has an opacity/transparency, then the shaded sidebar will work with gradient background. (Note, IE6 wont like this solution, so you have to find an IE6PNG hack solution which can be found almost everywhere nowadays)
For gradient background, either create a background image or use the css3 gradient