Gradient Shadow Text
Solid text in the page color sits on an offset copy filled with a flowing gradient, like a two-color screen print. The copy is a pseudo-element read from a data attribute.
Also known as: rainbow shadow text css, gradient drop shadow text, offset gradient text.
Stand Out
HTML
<div class="txt-gradient-shadow-text" data-text="Stand Out">Stand Out</div>
CSS
.txt-gradient-shadow-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;
position: relative;
isolation: isolate;
white-space: nowrap;
font-weight: 900;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;}
.txt-gradient-shadow-text::before {
content: attr(data-text);
content: attr(data-text) / "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: -1;
transform: translate(0.07em, 0.07em);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--c), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #ec4899), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 35%, #a855f7), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #22d3ee), var(--c)) 0 0 / 200% 100%;
-webkit-background-clip: text;
background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
animation: txt-gradient-shadow-text-flow 3s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes txt-gradient-shadow-text-flow {
to { background-position: 200% 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-gradient-shadow-text, .txt-gradient-shadow-text *, .txt-gradient-shadow-text::before, .txt-gradient-shadow-text::after, .txt-gradient-shadow-text *::before, .txt-gradient-shadow-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.