Borders & Shadows
CSS Borders
CSS
/* Shorthand: width style color */ .box { border: 2px solid #6c63ff; } /* Border styles */ .a { border: 2px solid black; } /* solid line */ .b { border: 2px dashed gray; } /* dashed line */ .c { border: 2px dotted gray; } /* dotted line */ .d { border: 4px double black; } /* double line */ .e { border: none; } /* no border */ /* Individual sides */ .card { border-top: 4px solid #6c63ff; /* accent top border */ border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; } /* Longhand */ .box { border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: #333; }
border-radius — Rounded Corners
CSS
.card { border-radius: 12px; } /* all corners */ .pill { border-radius: 50px; } /* pill shape */ .circle { border-radius: 50%; } /* perfect circle */ /* Individual corners: top-left top-right bottom-right bottom-left */ .badge { border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; } /* flat left, round right */
box-shadow
CSS
/* offset-x offset-y blur spread color */ .card { box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.15); } /* Multiple shadows */ .btn { box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 8px 16px rgba(108,99,255,0.2); } /* Inset shadow (inner glow) */ input:focus { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #6c63ff; } /* Remove shadow */ .flat { box-shadow: none; } /* Hover lift effect */ .card { box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); transition: box-shadow 0.2s; } .card:hover { box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); }
text-shadow
CSS
/* offset-x offset-y blur color */ h1 { text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); } .glow { text-shadow: 0 0 10px #6c63ff; }
outline vs border
CSS
/* outline doesn't affect layout — sits outside the box */ input:focus { outline: 2px solid #6c63ff; outline-offset: 2px; } button { outline: none; } /* remove default, but add your own for accessibility */