# Welcome to the Highcharts Maps JS (highmaps) Options Reference

These pages outline the chart configuration options, and the methods and properties of Highcharts objects.

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# series.pie.dataLabels.shadow

The shadow of the box. Works best with `borderWidth` or `backgroundColor`. Since 2.3 the shadow can be an object configuration containing `color`, `offsetX`, `offsetY`, `opacity` and `width`.