How to set Font Shadow on Text Widget in Flutter

In this example, we will show you how to change the font shadow of the Text widget in Flutter. Font shadow gives a more vibrant look to text. See the example below for more details:

Set Font Shadow on Text Widget in Flutter:

Text( 
  "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text.",
  style: TextStyle( 
      shadows: [ 
          Shadow(
            offset: Offset(2.0, 2.0), //position of shadow
            blurRadius: 6.0, //blur intensity of shadow
            color: Colors.black.withOpacity(0.8), //color of shadow with opacity
          ),

          //add more shadow with different position offset here
      ]
  ),
)

Full Code Example:

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main(){
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget{
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      theme: ThemeData(
        useMaterial3: false
      ),
      home: Home(),
    );
  }
}

class Home extends StatelessWidget{
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return  Scaffold(
          appBar: AppBar( 
             title: Text("Text Shadow"),
             backgroundColor: Colors.deepPurpleAccent,
          ),
          body: Container(
            padding: EdgeInsets.all(20),
            child: Text( 
              "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text.",
              style: TextStyle( 
                  fontSize: 58,
                  height: 1.2, //line height 150% of actual height
                  color: Colors.lightGreen,
                  fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                  shadows: [ 
                     Shadow(
                        offset: Offset(2.0, 2.0), //position of shadow
                        blurRadius: 6.0, //blur intensity of shadow
                        color: Colors.black.withOpacity(0.8), //color of shadow with opacity
                      ),

                      //add more shadow with different position offset here
                  ]
              ),
            )
          )
       );
  }
}

Output Screenshot:

In this way, you can set font shadow on the Text Widget of Flutter.