TextBlock with DropShadowEffect
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage' xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml' xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008' xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006' mc:Ignorable='d' d:DesignWidth='640' d:DesignHeight='480'> <Canvas Height="Auto" Width="Auto" Background="White"> <TextBlock Height="49" Width="814" Canvas.Left="22" Canvas.Top="18" Text="this is a test" TextWrapping="Wrap" d:LayoutOverrides="Height" FontSize="30" FontFamily="Arial"> <TextBlock.Effect> <DropShadowEffect/> </TextBlock.Effect> </TextBlock> </Canvas> </UserControl>