Conic Gradient Text
A conic gradient turns inside the letters, so the colors sweep around the word like a slow radar. The angle is a registered @property, which is what lets a gradient animate at all.
Also known as: spinning gradient text, rotating gradient text css, conic gradient animation.
Full Circle
HTML
<div class="txt-conic-gradient-text">Full Circle</div>
CSS
@property --txt-conic-gradient-text-a {
syntax: "<angle>";
inherits: false;
initial-value: 0deg;
}
.txt-conic-gradient-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
font-weight: 800;
background: conic-gradient(from var(--txt-conic-gradient-text-a) at 50% 50%,
var(--c), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #22d3ee), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 35%, #a855f7), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #ec4899), var(--c));
-webkit-background-clip: text;
background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
animation: txt-conic-gradient-text-spin 4s linear infinite;}
@keyframes txt-conic-gradient-text-spin {
to { --txt-conic-gradient-text-a: 360deg; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-conic-gradient-text, .txt-conic-gradient-text *, .txt-conic-gradient-text::before, .txt-conic-gradient-text::after, .txt-conic-gradient-text *::before, .txt-conic-gradient-text *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.