Design Systems
Beautiful Shadows
Three ready-made Tailwind shadow utilities for neutral layered elevation.
What it is
A set of exact Tailwind arbitrary shadow classes in three strengths. Each stacks several low-opacity neutral layers instead of Tailwind’s default shadow scale.
Apply exact Tailwind arbitrary shadow utilities for polished, layered neutral elevation. Use when compact cards, controls, panels, popovers, hero media, feature callouts, or modal-like containers need refined shadows wit
Why it matters for design
- Elevation stays neutral, with no colored glow tinting the surface underneath.
- Three fixed strengths map to controls, cards, and hero media respectively.
- Stacked low-opacity layers read as real depth rather than one blunt drop shadow.
What it covers
- Use when
- Shadow utilities
- Examples
- Usage rules
- Avoid
How to install
Beautiful Shadows
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Clone the repo.
git clone https://github.com/MengTo/Skills -
Point Codex at the skill file.
agent-skills/web-design/beautiful-shadows/SKILL.md -
Then describe the UI you want. Codex follows the skill.
How to run it with Codex
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Ask Codex to apply the md utility to cards, panels, and popovers.
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Reserve the lg utility for hero media and modal-like containers.
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Pair each shadow with a clean surface fill and consistent radius.
Every plugin here is free, open source, and links to its real upstream source.
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