30-seconds-of-code/snippets/gradient-text.md

title, tags

title	tags
Gradient text	visual,intermediate

Gives text a gradient color.

<p class="gradient-text">Gradient text</p>

.gradient-text {
  background: linear-gradient(#70D6FF, #00072D);
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  font-size: 32px;
}

Explanation

• background: -webkit-linear-gradient(...) gives the text element a gradient background.
• webkit-text-fill-color: transparent fills the text with a transparent color.
• webkit-background-clip: text clips the background with the text, filling the text with the gradient background as the color.

Browser support

⚠️ Uses non-standard properties.

• https://caniuse.com/#feat=text-stroke