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How do I remove only the top part of a box-shadow?

Asked 2011-08-11T10:46:24.143
31

I'm using border-radius and box-shadow to make a glow around an element.

Can I remove only the top part of the box-shadow?

Live example

div {
    margin-top: 25px;
    color: #fff;
    height: 45px;
    margin-top: -5px;
    z-index: -10;
    padding: 26px 24px 46px;
    font-weight: normal;
    background: #000; /*#fff;*/
    border-top: 0px solid #e5e5e5;
    border-left: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
    border-right: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
    -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
     -khtml-border-radius: 3px;
       -moz-border-radius: 3px;
            border-radius: 3px;
    -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(200,200,200,0.7) 0px 0px 10px 0px;
     -khtml-box-shadow: rgba(200,200,200,0.7) 0px 0px 10px 0px;
       -moz-box-shadow: rgba(200,200,200,0.7) 0px 0px 10px 0px;
            box-shadow: rgba(200,200,200,0.7) 0px 0px 10px 0px;
}

Edit: this little thingy is the problem! enter image description here

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This works, but I'll admit to not knowing if there's a better way (or if it's possible without adding a wrapper element). Using multiple box-shadows would be a good idea, but I can't seem to make it look the same.

See: http://jsfiddle.net/thirtydot/8qEUc/3/

HTML:

<div id="bla">
    <div> something </div>
</div>

CSS:

#bla {
    overflow-y: hidden;
    padding: 0 10px 10px 10px;
    margin: 0 -10px
}
#bla > div {
    /* the CSS from your question here */
}
answered 2011-08-11T10:55:53.357
11

@milo; is not your top border it's a shadow which you give in your code

for removing top glow you have to define vertical spacing of your shadow.

Write this in your shadow css:

box-shadow:0 3px 6px 0 rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.7) ;
-moz-box-shadow:0 3px 6px 0 rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.7) ;
-webkit-box-shadow:0 3px 6px 0 rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.7) ;
-khtml-box-shadow:0 3px 6px 0 rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.7) ;

& your can generate from here http://css3generator.com/

NOTE: there are four properties of shadow are horizontal, vertical, blur & spread for inside shadow you can define inset for it

answered 2011-08-11T11:20:06.867

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