Elevation

Material Design uses elevation to communicate hierarchy. Higher elevation levels represent elements that are closer to the user.

Depth & Shadow!

Shadow Levels

z-axis hierarchy

ELEVATION

0dp

Flat

ELEVATION

1dp

Level 0.25

ELEVATION

2dp

Level 0.5

ELEVATION

4dp

Level 1

ELEVATION

6dp

Level 1.5

ELEVATION

8dp

Level 2

ELEVATION

12dp

Level 3

ELEVATION

16dp

Level 4

ELEVATION

24dp

Level 6

Each elevation level corresponds to a specific shadow intensity defined in the Material 3 spec.

M3 Elevation Scales!