How to Provide Shadow to Button

How to provide shadow to Button

Use this approach to get your desired look.

button_selector.xml :

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
    <layer-list>
        <item android:right="5dp" android:top="5dp">
            <shape>
                <corners android:radius="3dp" />
                <solid android:color="#D6D6D6" />
            </shape>
        </item>
        <item android:bottom="2dp" android:left="2dp">
            <shape>
                <gradient android:angle="270" 
                    android:endColor="#E2E2E2" android:startColor="#BABABA" />
                <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#BABABA" />
                <corners android:radius="4dp" />
                <padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" 
                    android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
            </shape>
        </item>
    </layer-list>
</item>

</selector>

And in your xml layout:

<Button
   android:background="@drawable/button_selector"
   ...
   ..
/>

How to add a shadow around a button in Flutter?

You can add a pink shadow to the Container:

Container(
            height: 60,
            decoration: BoxDecoration(
              gradient: LinearGradient(
                colors: [
                  Color.fromRGBO(255, 143, 158, 1),
                  Color.fromRGBO(255, 188, 143, 1),
                ],
                begin: Alignment.centerLeft,
                end: Alignment.centerRight,
              ),
              borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(
                Radius.circular(25.0),
              ),
              boxShadow: [
                BoxShadow(
                  color: Colors.pink.withOpacity(0.2),
                  spreadRadius: 4,
                  blurRadius: 10,
                  offset: Offset(0, 3),
                )
              ]
            ),
            child: Center(
              child: GestureDetector(
                onTap: () {},
                child: Text(
                  'Create Account',
                  textAlign: TextAlign.left,
                  style: TextStyle(
                    fontFamily: "Netflix",
                    fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
                    fontSize: 18,
                    letterSpacing: 0.0,
                    color: Colors.white,
                  ),
                ),
              ),
            ),
          ),

Note: I also changed the gradient colors to make it look more like the picture.

Result:

Add spreading Shadow to the bottom of button Android

Create your own xml file in drawable folder and set in your button background.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <!--the shadow comes from here-->
    <item
        android:bottom="-6dp"
        android:drawable="@android:drawable/dialog_holo_light_frame"
        android:left="-6dp"
        android:right="-6dp"
        android:top="-6dp">

    </item>

    <item
        android:bottom="-6dp"
        android:left="-6dp"
        android:right="-6dp"
        android:top="-6dp">

        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="@color/transparent" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</layer-list>

How to set button have image and shadow?

1. use ImageButton

try this you can use ImageButton :- Displays a button with an image (instead of text) that can be pressed or clicked by the user. By default, an ImageButton looks like a regular Button, with the standard button background that changes color during different button states.

 <ImageButton
  android:id="@+id/btnMain"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:adjustViewBounds="true"
  android:contentDescription="@string/btnMain_description"
  android:elevation="10dp"
  android:background="@android:drawable/dialog_holo_light_fram‌​e"
  android:scaleType="centerInside"
  android:src="@drawable/IMage"
 />

2. user CardVirew
or you can try this add your button inside card view like this

compile this dependencies

compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:25.3.1'

layout like this

    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:cardElevation="10dp">

    <Button
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/disha"
        android:text="@string/app_name" />
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

ask me in case of any query

how to set up shadow in a button active css

It comes from the default properties the browser is giving the button. It is the border-style property.

If you use Chrome Developer Tools, the default styling is in italic and there you can see border-style.

.btn {
  border-style: outset;
}

.btn:hover {
  border-style: inset;
}

<button class="btn">Click me</button>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/blurred_9_path_png" />
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
            <corners android:radius="45dp" />
            <gradient
                android:angle="45"
                android:endColor="@color/facebook_btn_fill_grad2"
                android:startColor="@color/facebook_btn_fill_grad1"
                android:type="linear" />
            <padding
                android:bottom="0dp"
                android:left="0dp"
                android:right="0dp"
                android:top="0dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>

</layer-list> 

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
    <layer-list>
        <item android:right="5dp" android:top="5dp">
            <shape>
                <corners android:radius="3dp" />
                <solid android:color="#D6D6D6" />
            </shape>
        </item>
        <item android:bottom="2dp" android:left="2dp">
            <shape>
                <gradient android:angle="270" 
                    android:endColor="#E2E2E2" android:startColor="#BABABA" />
                <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#BABABA" />
                <corners android:radius="4dp" />
                <padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" 
                    android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
            </shape>
        </item>
    </layer-list>
</item>

<Button
   android:background="@drawable/button_selector"
   ...
   ..
/>