Create a shadow effect for displayed text.
<Window xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" x:Class="SDKSample.Window1" Title="Text Shadow Samples" Background="FloralWhite"> <StackPanel> <TextBlock FontSize="64" Text="Shadow Text" Foreground="Teal"> <TextBlock.BitmapEffect> <DropShadowBitmapEffect ShadowDepth="6" Direction="330" Color="Black" Opacity="0.5" Softness="0.25" /> </TextBlock.BitmapEffect> </TextBlock> </StackPanel> </Window>