- Five shadow levels as shadow-elevation-*, for what floats over content.
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+ Five shadow levels as --md-sys-elevation-*, for what floats over content.
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Panels separate by tone first: the surface-container steps are a hierarchy of emphasis, not of height. Shadows are for what floats or lifts — 1 for elevated cards, buttons and modal sheets; 2 for menus, the navigation bar and a scrolled app bar; 3 for the FAB, dialogs, pickers and search; one level more on hover; nothing rests above 3. Fewer shadows carry more meaning.
{{ $shadow }}
- --md-sys-elevation-{{ $level }}
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