15 Cool CSS3 Text Effects Tutorials

15 Cool CSS3 Text Effects Tutorials

Below are 15 fresh CSS3 text effects tutorials that you can try out on your website’s design. Enjoy!

Cool CSS Text Effects Using CSS3 Text Shadow

This tutorial, created by Alfonso Surigao, teaches you the steps in achieving a neon glow text effect and other variations using CSS3.

http://hallofhavoc.com/2011/03/cool-text-effects-using-css3-text-shadow/

Inset Text with CSS3

This tutorial by Stylizedweb shows 3 simple steps in achieving inset text with CSS3.

http://stylizedweb.com/2009/10/22/how-to-create-inset-text-with-css3/      

Text Shadow Box

Hover your cursor over the text are to create awesome shadows! This works well with Firefox 3.5, Chrome and Safari.

http://www.zachstronaut.com/lab/text-shadow-box/text-shadow-box.html

Outline Your Text

In this tutorial, Matt demonstrates how to outline colored text using CSS. The only downside is that it’s only compatible with Chrome and Safari.

                                                                     

http://www.cardeo.ca/2010/adding-an-outline-to-your-text-using-the-css3-text-stroke-property

Create Beautiful CSS Typography

This tutorial teaches you how to create beautiful typographical design with pure CSS3.

http://blog.echoenduring.com/2010/05/13/create-beautiful-css3-typography/

Subtle CSS Typography

This tutorial by Jeffrey Way shows you how to create beautiful and subtly designed typography using CSS3 outlines and text shadow properties.

http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/subtle-css3-typography-that-youd-swear-was-made-in-photoshop/

Letterpress Effect with CSS Text Shadow

This tutorial recreates traditional letterpress effects with nothing but CSS3. How cool is that?

http://line25.com/tutorials/create-a-letterpress-effect-with-css-text-shadow

CSS Background Clip

Learn how to create a stylized background clip, text, and font face easily with this tutorial.

http://trentwalton.com/2010/04/06/css3-background-clip-font-face/

CSS3 Cookbook

This tutorial shows how to copy and paste the code, customize it, and insert it in your design. Create a beautiful text design by options like CSS Coupon, Stitched, Simple Stroke, Double Stroke, and Small Caps.

http://designshack.net/articles/css/css3-cookbook-7-super-easy-css-recipes-to-copy-and-paste

Glass Text Effect

This tutorial teaches you how to achieve a glass text effect, complete with refraction and magnification.

http://simurai.com/post/980116140/css3-glass-text                 

CSS3 Tilt-Shift Text

The tutorial shows how to create a tilt shift effect, with the radius having been blurred from top and bottom.   

http://simurai.com/post/861975259/css3-tilt-shift-text

How to Use Text Shadow with CSS3

Ali Hitch shows you how the text shadow property can be used in making various effects such as Blur, 3D and Glow.

http://alihitch.com/all-tutorials/html-css-tutorials/how-to-use-text-shadow-w-css3/

Create 3D Text using CSS3          

Rohit Aneja’s tutorial shows how to utilize text shadow to create 3D effects with only CSS3.

http://www.cssrex.com/tips-tricks/how-to-create-3d-text-using-css3/  

Flash Light

The Flash Light experimental effect is such that when you hover over specific text, it lights up and emits a beam similar to that of a flashlight. So far it only works on Safari, but the creator is working on it.

http://simurai.com/post/690884138/css3-flashlight

Change Default Text Selection Color

An awesome effect that works in almost all browsers, it can change the default color of highlighted text.

http://www.designjuices.co.uk/2010/09/css3-tutorial-how-to-change-default-text-selection-colour/

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