A soft, minimal UI style where buttons and cards appear to gently push out of or sink into a single-coloured background, using paired light and dark shadows.
Synonyms
- soft ui
- neomorphism
Related terms
In plain words
- buttons that look softly moulded from the background
- the puffy pressed-in soft look
Usage example
The dark-mode dashboard uses neumorphism so controls feel embossed from the same surface.
Don't confuse with…
- bevel and embossNeumorphism relies on soft, low-contrast paired shadows on one tone; bevel and emboss adds harder chiselled edge highlights.
Categories
- Visual effects