diff --git a/src/assets/locales/en.json b/src/assets/locales/en.json
index a25883d9..55caa17d 100644
--- a/src/assets/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/locales/en.json
@@ -770,7 +770,15 @@
             "textBoldLabel": "Bold text",
             "verticalPositionLabel": "Vertical position",
             "default": "Default",
-            "low": "Low"
+            "low": "Low",
+            "textStyle": {
+                "title": "Text style",
+                "default": "Default",
+                "raised": "Raised",
+                "depressed": "Depressed",
+                "uniform": "Uniform",
+                "dropShadow": "Drop Shadow"
+            }
         },
         "unsaved": "You have unsaved changes... ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ"
     },
diff --git a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionSettingsView.tsx b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionSettingsView.tsx
index ab4b5d05..45227e6f 100644
--- a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionSettingsView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/CaptionSettingsView.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/buttons/Button";
 import { Toggle } from "@/components/buttons/Toggle";
+import { Dropdown } from "@/components/form/Dropdown";
 import { Icon, Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
 import { Menu } from "@/components/player/internals/ContextMenu";
 import { useOverlayRouter } from "@/hooks/useOverlayRouter";
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ export function CaptionSettingsView({
       size: 1,
       backgroundBlur: 0.5,
       bold: false,
+      fontStyle: "none",
     });
   };
 
@@ -283,19 +285,6 @@ export function CaptionSettingsView({
             />
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
-          <Menu.FieldTitle>
-            {t("settings.subtitles.textBoldLabel")}
-          </Menu.FieldTitle>
-          <div className="flex justify-center items-center">
-            <Toggle
-              enabled={styling.bold}
-              onClick={() =>
-                handleStylingChange({ ...styling, bold: !styling.bold })
-              }
-            />
-          </div>
-        </div>
         <Menu.Divider />
         <CaptionSetting
           label={t("settings.subtitles.backgroundLabel")}
@@ -325,6 +314,91 @@ export function CaptionSettingsView({
           onChange={(v) => handleStylingChange({ ...styling, size: v / 100 })}
           value={styling.size * 100}
         />
+        <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+          <Menu.FieldTitle>
+            {t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.title") || "Font Style"}
+          </Menu.FieldTitle>
+          <div className="w-64">
+            <Dropdown
+              options={[
+                {
+                  id: "default",
+                  name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.default"),
+                },
+                {
+                  id: "raised",
+                  name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.raised"),
+                },
+                {
+                  id: "depressed",
+                  name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.depressed"),
+                },
+                {
+                  id: "uniform",
+                  name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.uniform"),
+                },
+                {
+                  id: "dropShadow",
+                  name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.dropShadow"),
+                },
+              ]}
+              selectedItem={{
+                id: styling.fontStyle,
+                name:
+                  t(`settings.subtitles.textStyle.${styling.fontStyle}`) ||
+                  styling.fontStyle,
+              }}
+              setSelectedItem={(item) =>
+                handleStylingChange({
+                  ...styling,
+                  fontStyle: item.id,
+                })
+              }
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+          <Menu.FieldTitle>
+            {t("settings.subtitles.textBoldLabel")}
+          </Menu.FieldTitle>
+          <div className="flex justify-center items-center">
+            <Toggle
+              enabled={styling.bold}
+              onClick={() =>
+                handleStylingChange({ ...styling, bold: !styling.bold })
+              }
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+          <Menu.FieldTitle>
+            {t("settings.subtitles.colorLabel")}
+          </Menu.FieldTitle>
+          <div className="flex justify-center items-center space-x-2">
+            {colors.map((color) => (
+              <ColorOption
+                key={color}
+                color={color}
+                active={styling.color === color}
+                onClick={() => handleStylingChange({ ...styling, color })}
+              />
+            ))}
+            <div className="relative inline-block">
+              <input
+                type="color"
+                value={styling.color}
+                onChange={(e) => {
+                  const color = e.target.value;
+                  handleStylingChange({ ...styling, color });
+                }}
+                className="absolute opacity-0 cursor-pointer w-10 h-10"
+              />
+              <div style={{ color: styling.color }}>
+                <Icon icon={Icons.BRUSH} className="text-2xl" />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
           <Menu.FieldTitle>
             {t("settings.subtitles.verticalPositionLabel")}
@@ -366,36 +440,6 @@ export function CaptionSettingsView({
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
-          <Menu.FieldTitle>
-            {t("settings.subtitles.colorLabel")}
-          </Menu.FieldTitle>
-          <div className="flex justify-center items-center space-x-2">
-            {colors.map((color) => (
-              <ColorOption
-                key={color}
-                color={color}
-                active={styling.color === color}
-                onClick={() => handleStylingChange({ ...styling, color })}
-              />
-            ))}
-            {/* Add Color Picker */}
-            <div className="relative inline-block">
-              <input
-                type="color"
-                value={styling.color}
-                onChange={(e) => {
-                  const color = e.target.value;
-                  handleStylingChange({ ...styling, color });
-                }}
-                className="absolute opacity-0 cursor-pointer w-10 h-10"
-              />
-              <div style={{ color: styling.color }}>
-                <Icon icon={Icons.BRUSH} className="text-2xl" />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
         <Button
           className="w-full md:w-auto"
           theme="secondary"
diff --git a/src/components/player/base/SubtitleView.tsx b/src/components/player/base/SubtitleView.tsx
index 531b6fe8..9db01a9d 100644
--- a/src/components/player/base/SubtitleView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/base/SubtitleView.tsx
@@ -56,9 +56,35 @@ export function CaptionCue({
     return html;
   }, [text, overrideCasing]);
 
+  const getTextEffectStyles = () => {
+    switch (styling.fontStyle) {
+      case "raised":
+        return {
+          textShadow: "0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.8), 0 1.5px 1.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.9)",
+        };
+      case "depressed":
+        return {
+          textShadow:
+            "0 -2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.8), 0 -1.5px 1.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.9)",
+        };
+      case "uniform":
+        return {
+          textShadow:
+            "1.5px 1.5px 1.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.8), -1.5px -1.5px 1.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.8), 1.5px -1.5px 1.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.8), -1.5px 1.5px 1.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.8)",
+        };
+      case "dropShadow":
+        return { textShadow: "2.5px 2.5px 4.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.9)" };
+      case "none":
+      default:
+        return { textShadow: "0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.5)" }; // Default is a light drop shadow
+    }
+  };
+
+  const textEffectStyles = getTextEffectStyles();
+
   return (
     <p
-      className="pointer-events-none mb-1 select-none rounded px-4 py-1 text-center leading-normal [text-shadow:0_2px_4px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)]"
+      className="pointer-events-none mb-1 select-none rounded px-4 py-1 text-center leading-normal"
       style={{
         color: styling.color,
         fontSize: `${(1.5 * styling.size).toFixed(2)}em`,
@@ -68,6 +94,7 @@ export function CaptionCue({
             ? `blur(${Math.floor(styling.backgroundBlur * 64)}px)`
             : "none",
         fontWeight: styling.bold ? "bold" : "normal",
+        ...textEffectStyles,
       }}
     >
       <span
diff --git a/src/pages/parts/settings/CaptionsPart.tsx b/src/pages/parts/settings/CaptionsPart.tsx
index 607260e5..267273fa 100644
--- a/src/pages/parts/settings/CaptionsPart.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/parts/settings/CaptionsPart.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/buttons/Button";
 import { Toggle } from "@/components/buttons/Toggle";
+import { Dropdown } from "@/components/form/Dropdown";
 import { Icon, Icons } from "@/components/Icon";
 import {
   CaptionSetting,
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export function CaptionsPart(props: {
       backgroundBlur: 0.5,
       bold: false,
       verticalPosition: 3,
+      fontStyle: "none",
     });
   };
 
@@ -151,6 +153,104 @@ export function CaptionsPart(props: {
             }
             value={props.styling.size * 100}
           />
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+            <Menu.FieldTitle>
+              {t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.title")}
+            </Menu.FieldTitle>
+            <div className="w-30">
+              <Dropdown
+                options={[
+                  {
+                    id: "default",
+                    name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.default"),
+                  },
+                  {
+                    id: "raised",
+                    name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.raised"),
+                  },
+                  {
+                    id: "depressed",
+                    name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.depressed"),
+                  },
+                  {
+                    id: "uniform",
+                    name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.uniform"),
+                  },
+                  {
+                    id: "dropShadow",
+                    name: t("settings.subtitles.textStyle.dropShadow"),
+                  },
+                ]}
+                selectedItem={{
+                  id: props.styling.fontStyle,
+                  name:
+                    t(
+                      `settings.subtitles.textStyle.${props.styling.fontStyle}`,
+                    ) || props.styling.fontStyle,
+                }}
+                setSelectedItem={(item) =>
+                  handleStylingChange({
+                    ...props.styling,
+                    fontStyle: item.id,
+                  })
+                }
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+            <Menu.FieldTitle>
+              {t("settings.subtitles.textBoldLabel")}
+            </Menu.FieldTitle>
+            <div className="flex justify-center items-center">
+              <Toggle
+                enabled={props.styling.bold}
+                onClick={() =>
+                  handleStylingChange({
+                    ...props.styling,
+                    bold: !props.styling.bold,
+                  })
+                }
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+            <Menu.FieldTitle>
+              {t("settings.subtitles.colorLabel")}
+            </Menu.FieldTitle>
+            <div className="flex justify-center items-center space-x-2">
+              {colors.map((v) => (
+                <ColorOption
+                  onClick={() =>
+                    handleStylingChange({
+                      ...props.styling,
+                      color: v,
+                    })
+                  }
+                  color={v}
+                  active={props.styling.color === v}
+                  key={v}
+                />
+              ))}
+              <div className="relative">
+                <input
+                  type="color"
+                  value={props.styling.color}
+                  onChange={(e) => {
+                    const color = e.target.value;
+                    handleStylingChange({ ...props.styling, color });
+                    subtitleStore.updateStyling({
+                      ...props.styling,
+                      color,
+                    });
+                  }}
+                  className="absolute opacity-0 cursor-pointer w-8 h-8"
+                />
+                <div style={{ color: props.styling.color }}>
+                  <Icon icon={Icons.BRUSH} className="text-2xl" />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
           <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
             <Menu.FieldTitle>
               {t("settings.subtitles.verticalPositionLabel")}
@@ -192,61 +292,6 @@ export function CaptionsPart(props: {
               </button>
             </div>
           </div>
-          <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
-            <Menu.FieldTitle>
-              {t("settings.subtitles.textBoldLabel")}
-            </Menu.FieldTitle>
-            <div className="flex justify-center items-center">
-              <Toggle
-                enabled={props.styling.bold}
-                onClick={() =>
-                  handleStylingChange({
-                    ...props.styling,
-                    bold: !props.styling.bold,
-                  })
-                }
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
-            <Menu.FieldTitle>
-              {t("settings.subtitles.colorLabel")}
-            </Menu.FieldTitle>
-            <div className="flex justify-center items-center space-x-2">
-              {colors.map((v) => (
-                <ColorOption
-                  onClick={() =>
-                    handleStylingChange({
-                      ...props.styling,
-                      color: v,
-                    })
-                  }
-                  color={v}
-                  active={props.styling.color === v}
-                  key={v}
-                />
-              ))}
-              {/* Add Color Picker */}
-              <div className="relative">
-                <input
-                  type="color"
-                  value={props.styling.color}
-                  onChange={(e) => {
-                    const color = e.target.value;
-                    handleStylingChange({ ...props.styling, color });
-                    subtitleStore.updateStyling({
-                      ...props.styling,
-                      color,
-                    });
-                  }}
-                  className="absolute opacity-0 cursor-pointer w-8 h-8"
-                />
-                <div style={{ color: props.styling.color }}>
-                  <Icon icon={Icons.BRUSH} className="text-2xl" />
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
         </div>
         <CaptionPreview
           show
diff --git a/src/stores/subtitles/index.ts b/src/stores/subtitles/index.ts
index 053feebb..8e3826c0 100644
--- a/src/stores/subtitles/index.ts
+++ b/src/stores/subtitles/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ export interface SubtitleStyling {
    * vertical position percentage, ranges between 1 and 3 (rem)
    */
   verticalPosition: number;
+
+  /**
+   * font style for text rendering
+   * "default" | "raised" | "depressed" | "uniform" | "dropShadow"
+   */
+  fontStyle: string;
 }
 
 export interface SubtitleStore {
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ export const useSubtitleStore = create(
         backgroundBlur: 0.5,
         bold: false,
         verticalPosition: 3,
+        fontStyle: "none",
       },
       showDelayIndicator: false,
       resetSubtitleSpecificSettings() {
@@ -106,6 +113,8 @@ export const useSubtitleStore = create(
               100,
               Math.max(0, newStyling.verticalPosition),
             );
+          if (newStyling.fontStyle !== undefined)
+            s.styling.fontStyle = newStyling.fontStyle;
         });
       },
       resetStyling() {
@@ -117,6 +126,7 @@ export const useSubtitleStore = create(
             backgroundBlur: 0.5,
             bold: false,
             verticalPosition: 3,
+            fontStyle: "none",
           };
         });
       },