Shadow Pagination
Pagination with subtle drop shadows on each button for depth. The lifted look helps the controls stand out over busy backgrounds and image grids.
Pagination with subtle drop shadows on each button for depth. The lifted look helps the controls stand out over busy backgrounds and image grids.
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Shadow Pagination is a horizontal page navigation row. A Previous button sits on the left, followed by individual page number buttons, an ellipsis to indicate skipped pages, a final visible page number, and a Next button on the right. Every button carries a drop shadow, and the active page is filled with the primary color and a deeper shadow so it reads as the current position at a glance.
The row itself is the only moving part. You can adjust how many numbered buttons appear between the ellipsis and the edges, repoint each href to real page routes, and change which item is marked active. The Previous, Next, and ellipsis slots are all independent and can be removed if your pagination logic does not need them.
Reach for this block in a project management workspace where task boards, backlogs, or activity feeds are paginated and the controls need to lift visually above a dense card grid or a patterned background. The shadow on each button gives the row just enough elevation to stay readable without resorting to heavy borders or high contrast fills. Compared to Bordered Pagination, the shadow treatment feels lighter and more modern; compared to Floating Pagination, it sits inline with the content rather than hovering over it.
A natural flow around it on a Components page:
Before
After
Swap in your own page structure and active state to match any paginated view in your workspace:
Tip: keep the visible page count to three or four numbers around the active page so the row stays compact on narrow panels and tablet views.