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Multi-Colour Neon Text Effect

A single headline split into independently-glowing colours — a cyan word beside a pink word beside an amber word — the 'how do I make each word a different neon' answer, with each tube keeping its own matching bloom.

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The code

<div class="cnt-12">
  <h2 class="cnt-12__line">
    <span class="cnt-12__w" style="--c:oklch(0.85 0.15 200);--i:0">STAY</span>
    <span class="cnt-12__w" style="--c:oklch(0.72 0.24 340);--i:1">WEIRD</span>
    <span class="cnt-12__w" style="--c:oklch(0.85 0.18 90);--i:2">TONIGHT</span>
  </h2>
</div>
.cnt-12,
.cnt-12 *,
.cnt-12 *::before,
.cnt-12 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cnt-12 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.72 0.24 340);
  color: #fff;
}

.cnt-12 {
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 60px 20px;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 50% 25%,#100b12,#050406);
}

.cnt-12__line {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .28em;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: clamp(44px,11vw,104px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: .03em;
}

.cnt-12__w {
  color: var(--c);
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #fff,0 0 14px var(--c),0 0 32px var(--c),0 0 66px color-mix(in oklch,var(--c) 60%,transparent);
  animation: cnt-12-on 1.4s ease both;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * .28s);
}

@keyframes cnt-12-on {
  0% {
    opacity: .2;
    text-shadow: 0 0 4px color-mix(in oklch,var(--c) 40%,transparent);
  }

  60% {
    opacity: 1;
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px #fff,0 0 18px var(--c),0 0 42px var(--c);
  }

  100% {
    opacity: 1;
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px #fff,0 0 14px var(--c),0 0 32px var(--c),0 0 66px color-mix(in oklch,var(--c) 60%,transparent);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cnt-12__w {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
}
/* No JavaScript — one shared rule reads each word's --c to build its matching glow. */
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Here's a working CSS Neon Text Effect from CodeFronts. Use it as-is or adapt to your framework. All classes are scoped under a unique prefix so the code won't collide with your existing styles. MIT licensed.
Demo: Multi-Colour Neon Text Effect
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/css-neon-text-effect/multi-colour-neon-text-effect/

A single headline split into independently-glowing colours — a cyan word beside a pink word beside an amber word — the 'how do I make each word a different neon' answer, with each tube keeping its own matching bloom.
## HTML
```html
<div class="cnt-12">
  <h2 class="cnt-12__line">
    <span class="cnt-12__w" style="--c:oklch(0.85 0.15 200);--i:0">STAY</span>
    <span class="cnt-12__w" style="--c:oklch(0.72 0.24 340);--i:1">WEIRD</span>
    <span class="cnt-12__w" style="--c:oklch(0.85 0.18 90);--i:2">TONIGHT</span>
  </h2>
</div>
```
## CSS
```css
.cnt-12,
.cnt-12 *,
.cnt-12 *::before,
.cnt-12 *::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cnt-12 ::selection {
  background: oklch(0.72 0.24 340);
  color: #fff;
}

.cnt-12 {
  font-family: 'Segoe UI',system-ui,sans-serif;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 60px 20px;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 50% 25%,#100b12,#050406);
}

.cnt-12__line {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .28em;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: clamp(44px,11vw,104px);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: .03em;
}

.cnt-12__w {
  color: var(--c);
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #fff,0 0 14px var(--c),0 0 32px var(--c),0 0 66px color-mix(in oklch,var(--c) 60%,transparent);
  animation: cnt-12-on 1.4s ease both;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * .28s);
}

@keyframes cnt-12-on {
  0% {
    opacity: .2;
    text-shadow: 0 0 4px color-mix(in oklch,var(--c) 40%,transparent);
  }

  60% {
    opacity: 1;
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px #fff,0 0 18px var(--c),0 0 42px var(--c);
  }

  100% {
    opacity: 1;
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px #fff,0 0 14px var(--c),0 0 32px var(--c),0 0 66px color-mix(in oklch,var(--c) 60%,transparent);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cnt-12__w {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
/* No JavaScript — one shared rule reads each word's --c to build its matching glow. */
```

How this works

Each word is a <span> carrying its own --c custom property; a single shared rule reads --c to build that word's color and its four-layer text-shadow, so every word glows in its own hue with a bloom that matches — no repeated shadow declarations per colour.

Because the glow is derived from the per-span variable, adding a fourth colour is just another span with a new --c. A slow per-word animation-delay on a gentle brighten makes the colours ripple on in sequence.

Make it yours

  • Set each word's hue inline via style="--c:oklch(...)" — no new CSS per colour.
  • Keep hues at a common lightness/chroma (as here) so no single word blows out the others.
  • Add or remove words freely; the shared rule scales to any count.
  • Swap the sequential ripple for an all-at-once glow by removing the per-span delay.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Too many saturated hues at once turns to mud — 2–4 colours reads as intentional, 7 reads as a ransom note.
  • Keep the words real text in one heading for SEO and screen readers; don't split into images.
  • Mixed-hue glows overlapping at the word gaps can muddy — add a little letter-spacing so blooms don't collide.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.2+113+111+

Floor set by oklch(), color-mix() as this demo is written. The core technique itself goes back further — Chrome 88+.

Per-element custom properties in text-shadow — universal; color-mix() for the derived layers needs Chrome 111+/Safari 16.2+.

Techniques used in this demo

color-mix()MDN ↗radial-gradient()MDN ↗@keyframesMDN ↗clamp()MDN ↗oklch()MDN ↗

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