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Elevation
Things that float cast shadows; things that sit do not. Cards and panels are flat plates with a hairline edge. Only popovers, menus, dialogs, drawers and toasts get elevation, and dark mode uses darker, tighter shadows so edges stay visible.
Updated Oct 16, 2026
Levels
elevation 3 tokens Shadows that lift surfaces. raised for cards, overlay for menus and dialogs. Stronger in dark mode so edges stay visible.
Flatno shadow
Raisedelevation.raised
Modalelevation.modal
Flatno shadow
Raisedelevation.raised
Modalelevation.modal
- Interactive cards on hover, sticky headers. shadow 1 · dark-1
- Popovers, menus, listboxes, tooltips. shadow 2 · dark-2
- Dialogs, drawers, toasts. shadow 3 · dark-3
Shadow primitives
shadow 6 tokens The raw two-layer shadows. The dark variants exist because a light shadow disappears on a dark surface.