Text shading, position of txt? 1

[Mark411]

Hi I tried searching for examples of how to shade text with the <H1> tag, but came up empty. I would like to creat a shading behind the H1 text. Does anyone know the right tags for cascade style sheets?
I have tried;
<style type=&quot;text/css&quot;>
h1
{
position: absolute;
top: 150px;
left: 100px
}
h2
{
position: absolute;
top: 152px;
left: 102px
}
</style>
but this looks crappy because the H2 is in front of the h1 text, I wanted behind green h1. The style sheet code below;
H1 {
font-family : &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;;
color: Green;
}
H2 {
font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;
font-size: x-large;
font-style: normal;
color : Gray;
white-space: normal;
}
Also is there any way to shade it a lighter grey?
Thanks for any help.
regards Mark

 

[mrDrive]

Have you tried: <h1 style=&quot;background-color: #color_value&quot;>text</h1> ?

 

[MrBelfry]

If you design exclusively in IE then there are some css filters that will add a drop shadow (which is what I think you're trying to do. Check out faq215-3207

You could also try setting the z-index values of your headers - that might make it possible to place the h1 over the h2.

Use hex or rgb values for your colours has you have greater choice than naming them

MrBelfry

 

[Vragabond]

Hi!

Add the following to your css code. z-index tells which element is above and which below. higher numbers are above the lower.

<style type=&quot;text/css&quot;>
h1
{
position: absolute;
top: 150px;
left: 100px;
font-family : &quot;Lucida Calligraphy&quot;;
color: Green;
z-index: 1;
}
h2
{
position: absolute;
top: 152px;
left: 102px;
font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;
font-size: x-large;
font-style: normal;
color : #CCCCCC;
white-space: normal;
z-index: 0;
}
</style>

Hope it helps. Great looking trick though. As for the color, normal html codes apply to css as well.

 

[Mark411]

Thanks MrBelFry, exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks to Vragabond & mrDrive as well:-D

 

[Vragabond]

Looks like I need to learn to type a little faster

Started my reply before MrBelfry's otherwise wouldn't even bother