Glowing Text

text effects 1999 partly

Neon glow on a heading. The IE filter original plus the modern equivalent.

In 2026: The IE filter is gone. text-shadow does the same job and works in every browser.

Where it came from: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 visual filters, MSDN, 1997. MDN ↗

<!-- Internet Explorer 4 only -->
<span style="filter: glow(color=#00FFFF, strength=6); width: 100%">
  GLOWING
</span>

<!-- The version that still glows -->
<style>
.glow90s {
  color: #fff; font-family: Impact, sans-serif; font-size: 2rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 4px #0ff, 0 0 10px #0ff, 0 0 22px #08c, 0 0 40px #08c;
}
</style>
<span class="glow90s">GLOWING</span>

sandboxed demo · breaks nothing but itselfrestart

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