Shadowed Text with DropShadowBitmapEffect
<Page xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" x:Class="Microsoft.Samples.Graphics.RectangleExample" WindowTitle="Example"> <Canvas> <TextBlock Margin="3" FontSize="40" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="White"> <TextBlock.Text>Shadowed Text</TextBlock.Text> <TextBlock.BitmapEffect> <DropShadowBitmapEffect></DropShadowBitmapEffect> </TextBlock.BitmapEffect> </TextBlock> </Canvas> </Page>