Pixel 8-Bit

Retro & Themed · Static · pure CSS

Blocky 8-bit lettering faked with hard stepped text-shadows and crisp edges. An instant retro-game headline.

Pixel 8-Bit

CSS

/* Pixel 8-Bit — generated with TEXT-FX
 * HTML: just put the class on any element.
 * Font: 'Archivo Black', sans-serif (load from Google Fonts).
 */

.text-effect {
  font-family: 'Archivo Black', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0px;
  text-transform: none;
}

.text-effect {
  color: hsl(310 85% 60%);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  image-rendering: pixelated;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: none;
  text-shadow:
    3px 3px 0 hsl(310 80% 38%),
    6px 6px 0 hsl(310 80% 38%),
    9px 9px 0 hsl(310 80% 38%),
    12px 12px 0 hsl(310 80% 38%),
    -3px 0 0 #0a0a12,
    3px 0 0 #0a0a12,
    0 -3px 0 #0a0a12,
    0 3px 0 #0a0a12,
    -3px -3px 0 #0a0a12,
    3px -3px 0 #0a0a12,
    -3px 3px 0 #0a0a12,
    15px 15px 0 #0a0a12;
}

Pure CSS — just add the .text-effect class to any element.

Category
Retro & Themed
Type
Static
Browser support
All modern browsers
Capabilities
pure

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