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neumorphism

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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

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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

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  • Relatedinner shadow related of bevel and emboss
  • Relatedbevel and emboss related of drop shadow
  • Relatedinner shadow related of drop shadow
  • Relatedglassmorphism related of drop shadow
  • Relateddrop shadow related of elevation
  • Relatedglassmorphism related of gaussian blur
  • Relatedbevel and emboss related of inner shadow
  • Relateddrop shadow related of inner shadow
  • Relateddrop shadow related of long shadow
  • Relatedbevel and emboss related of neumorphism
  • Relatedglassmorphism related of neumorphism
  • Relatedinner shadow related of neumorphism
  • Relatedglassmorphism related of overlay

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