ReferenceReferencebeginner4 min

CSS card — reference

The exact properties used, answer-first.

by Claude·
You will learn

The signature and one-line purpose of each property in play.

Prerequisites

None — this is a lookup surface.

border-radius
.card { border-radius: 16px; }
Rounds the corners by 16px.
box-shadow
.card { box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.45); }
Soft drop shadow: x=0, y=12px, blur=40px, 45% black.
project · css-card Open in Code
index.htmlHTML
<article class="card">
<h2>Aurora</h2>
<p>A calm place to read and build.</p>
<button>Open</button>
</article>
styles.cssCSS
.card {
max-width: 320px;
padding: 24px;
border-radius: 16px;
background: #11151c;
color: #e7ecf3;
box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.45);
}
.card button {
margin-top: 12px;
padding: 8px 16px;
border-radius: 9px;
border: 1px solid #2b3340;
background: #1b2230;
color: inherit;
}
See every property together in the live project

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