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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:

image of sunken button
(source: gyazo.com)

Does any body know how I can get that effect with CSS?

Solution

  • 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