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All 20 in 20 Tailwind CSS Text Gradient

  1. 01Tailwind CSS Gradient Text Hero Heading
  2. 02Tailwind Glowing Gradient Text (Web3 Neon Glow)
  3. 03Tailwind Gradient Text Logo for Navbar
  4. 04Bold Minimalist Gradient Heading in Tailwind CSS
  5. 05Tailwind Gradient Text on Hover Animation
  6. 06Tailwind Gradient Text Button & Gradient Border Button
  7. 07Tailwind Active Nav Link with Gradient Text
  8. 08Tailwind Animated Gradient Text (Moving Gradient)
  9. 09Cyberpunk Neon Gradient Text in Tailwind CSS
  10. 10Tailwind Metallic Gold Gradient Text Effect
  11. 11Glassmorphism Card with Gradient Text in Tailwind
  12. 12Pastel Gradient Text in Tailwind CSS
  13. 13Tailwind Vertical Gradient Text (Top to Bottom)
  14. 14Tailwind Radial Gradient Text Effect
  15. 15Tailwind Rainbow Gradient Text (Multi-Color)
  16. 16Tailwind Gradient Text with Outline Stroke
  17. 17Tailwind Gradient Text Fallback with @supports
  18. 18Tailwind bg-clip-text Gradient Utility Classes Cheat Sheet
  19. 19Tailwind Gradient Text on Multiline Paragraph
  20. 20Tailwind Dark Mode Gradient Text Toggle
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Tailwind Active Nav Link with Gradient Text

A dashboard header where the current page is styled entirely from aria-current="page": a tinted pill, gradient label and a gradient underline that scales in. The script only moves one attribute — every visual lives in aria-[current=page]: and group-aria-[current=page]: variants, so styling and accessibility can never disagree.

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<section class="ttg-07 w-full min-h-svh bg-ttg07-bg font-ttg07-sans text-ttg07-ink" aria-label="Active navigation link gradient demo" data-ttg07>
  <header class="border-b border-ttg07-line bg-white">
    <div class="mx-auto flex h-16 max-w-5xl items-center gap-6 px-5">
      <a href="#" class="flex flex-none items-center gap-2 text-[17px] font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em]"><span aria-hidden="true" class="grid size-7 place-items-center rounded-lg bg-linear-135 from-ttg07-a to-ttg07-b text-xs text-white">N</span>Nexus</a>
      <nav class="-mx-1 flex flex-1 gap-1 overflow-x-auto px-1 [scrollbar-width:none]" aria-label="Main">
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Dashboard</span></a>
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link aria-current="page" class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Analytics</span></a>
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Projects</span></a>
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Settings</span></a>
      </nav>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="grid size-9 flex-none place-items-center rounded-full bg-linear-135 from-ttg07-a to-ttg07-b text-xs font-bold text-white ring-2 ring-white ring-offset-1 ring-offset-ttg07-line max-sm:hidden">AK</span>
    </div>
  </header>
  <main class="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-5 py-10">
    <h1 class="text-[28px] font-extrabold tracking-[-0.03em]"><span data-ttg07-page>Analytics</span> <span class="bg-linear-to-r from-ttg07-a to-ttg07-b bg-clip-text text-transparent">overview</span></h1>
    <p class="mt-1.5 text-[15px] text-ttg07-mut">Your performance at a glance for the last 30 days.</p>
    <dl class="mt-8 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
      <div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-1 rounded-2xl border border-ttg07-line bg-white p-5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_rgb(0_0_0/0.04)]"><dt class="text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Revenue</dt><dd class="text-[28px] font-bold tracking-tight tabular-nums">$124K</dd></div>
      <div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-1 rounded-2xl border border-ttg07-line bg-white p-5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_rgb(0_0_0/0.04)]"><dt class="text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Sessions</dt><dd class="text-[28px] font-bold tracking-tight tabular-nums">8,432</dd></div>
      <div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-1 rounded-2xl border border-ttg07-line bg-white p-5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_rgb(0_0_0/0.04)]"><dt class="text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Conversion</dt><dd class="text-[28px] font-bold tracking-tight tabular-nums">3.4%</dd></div>
    </dl>
    <p class="mt-6 text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Click any nav item — the script only moves <code class="rounded bg-ttg07-ink/5 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-ttg07-ink">aria-current</code>.</p>
  </main>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttg07-bg: #f6f8fb;
  --color-ttg07-bg: oklch(0.977 0.005 255);
  --color-ttg07-ink: #0f1626;
  --color-ttg07-ink: oklch(0.2 0.03 260);
  --color-ttg07-mut: #556072;
  --color-ttg07-mut: oklch(0.48 0.03 260);
  --color-ttg07-line: #e2e7ef;
  --color-ttg07-line: oklch(0.925 0.01 260);
  --color-ttg07-a: #2f6cf0;
  --color-ttg07-a: oklch(0.57 0.2 262);
  --color-ttg07-b: #8a4cf0;
  --color-ttg07-b: oklch(0.57 0.23 295);
  --font-ttg07-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.ttg-07 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
(() => {
  document.querySelectorAll('[data-ttg07]').forEach((root) => {
    if (root.dataset.wired) return;
    root.dataset.wired = '1';
    const links = root.querySelectorAll('[data-ttg07-link]');
    const page = root.querySelector('[data-ttg07-page]');
    links.forEach((link) => {
      link.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
        e.preventDefault();
        links.forEach((l) => l.removeAttribute('aria-current'));
        link.setAttribute('aria-current', 'page');
        if (page) page.textContent = link.textContent.trim();
      });
    });
  });
})();

Setup — do this once per project

Skip this if your project already runs Tailwind v4.

1Load Tailwind
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tailwindcss/browser@4"></script>

Compiles in the browser — perfect for a CodePen or a quick test, not for production.

2Add the stylesheetRequiredthe @theme block is what makes the custom utilities exist
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttg07-bg: #f6f8fb;
  --color-ttg07-bg: oklch(0.977 0.005 255);
  --color-ttg07-ink: #0f1626;
  --color-ttg07-ink: oklch(0.2 0.03 260);
  --color-ttg07-mut: #556072;
  --color-ttg07-mut: oklch(0.48 0.03 260);
  --color-ttg07-line: #e2e7ef;
  --color-ttg07-line: oklch(0.925 0.01 260);
  --color-ttg07-a: #2f6cf0;
  --color-ttg07-a: oklch(0.57 0.2 262);
  --color-ttg07-b: #8a4cf0;
  --color-ttg07-b: oklch(0.57 0.23 295);
  --font-ttg07-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.ttg-07 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
3Fonts used by this demooptional — skip if you have your own type stack
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Geist:wght@400..800&display=swap">

What changed in the port

Which parts became utilities, which stayed CSS, and why.

  • .tg-07__link--active and its two pseudo-element rules became aria-[current=page]: variants — the class is gone and the state is now announced to assistive tech.
  • The original put bg-clip-text and the tint on the same element, then rebuilt the tint in ::after at z-index:-1; the port splits pill and label across link and span.
  • UI upgrade: the underline scales in from the centre, the page heading follows the active link, and the nav scrolls horizontally on phones instead of overflowing.
  • UI upgrade: 44px nav targets, focus rings, tabular KPI numbers and a semantic <dl>.
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Here's a working CSS demo 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: Tailwind Active Nav Link with Gradient Text
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-text-gradient/tailwind-active-nav-link-with-gradient-text/

A dashboard header where the current page is styled entirely from aria-current="page": a tinted pill, gradient label and a gradient underline that scales in. The script only moves one attribute &mdash; every visual lives in aria-[current=page]: and group-aria-[current=page]: variants, so styling and accessibility can never disagree.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttg-07 w-full min-h-svh bg-ttg07-bg font-ttg07-sans text-ttg07-ink" aria-label="Active navigation link gradient demo" data-ttg07>
  <header class="border-b border-ttg07-line bg-white">
    <div class="mx-auto flex h-16 max-w-5xl items-center gap-6 px-5">
      <a href="#" class="flex flex-none items-center gap-2 text-[17px] font-extrabold tracking-[-0.02em]"><span aria-hidden="true" class="grid size-7 place-items-center rounded-lg bg-linear-135 from-ttg07-a to-ttg07-b text-xs text-white">N</span>Nexus</a>
      <nav class="-mx-1 flex flex-1 gap-1 overflow-x-auto px-1 [scrollbar-width:none]" aria-label="Main">
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Dashboard</span></a>
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link aria-current="page" class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Analytics</span></a>
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Projects</span></a>
        <a href="#" data-ttg07-link class="group relative inline-flex min-h-11 flex-none items-center rounded-lg px-3.5 text-[14.5px] font-medium text-ttg07-mut transition-colors after:absolute after:inset-x-3 after:-bottom-[10px] after:h-0.5 after:origin-center after:scale-x-0 after:rounded-full after:bg-linear-to-r after:from-ttg07-a after:to-ttg07-b after:transition-transform after:duration-300 hover:bg-ttg07-ink/5 hover:text-ttg07-ink focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg07-a aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8 aria-[current=page]:font-semibold aria-[current=page]:after:scale-x-100 motion-reduce:after:transition-none"><span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r group-aria-[current=page]:from-ttg07-a group-aria-[current=page]:to-ttg07-b group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent">Settings</span></a>
      </nav>
      <span aria-hidden="true" class="grid size-9 flex-none place-items-center rounded-full bg-linear-135 from-ttg07-a to-ttg07-b text-xs font-bold text-white ring-2 ring-white ring-offset-1 ring-offset-ttg07-line max-sm:hidden">AK</span>
    </div>
  </header>
  <main class="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-5 py-10">
    <h1 class="text-[28px] font-extrabold tracking-[-0.03em]"><span data-ttg07-page>Analytics</span> <span class="bg-linear-to-r from-ttg07-a to-ttg07-b bg-clip-text text-transparent">overview</span></h1>
    <p class="mt-1.5 text-[15px] text-ttg07-mut">Your performance at a glance for the last 30 days.</p>
    <dl class="mt-8 grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
      <div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-1 rounded-2xl border border-ttg07-line bg-white p-5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_rgb(0_0_0/0.04)]"><dt class="text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Revenue</dt><dd class="text-[28px] font-bold tracking-tight tabular-nums">$124K</dd></div>
      <div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-1 rounded-2xl border border-ttg07-line bg-white p-5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_rgb(0_0_0/0.04)]"><dt class="text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Sessions</dt><dd class="text-[28px] font-bold tracking-tight tabular-nums">8,432</dd></div>
      <div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-1 rounded-2xl border border-ttg07-line bg-white p-5 shadow-[0_1px_2px_rgb(0_0_0/0.04)]"><dt class="text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Conversion</dt><dd class="text-[28px] font-bold tracking-tight tabular-nums">3.4%</dd></div>
    </dl>
    <p class="mt-6 text-[13px] text-ttg07-mut">Click any nav item — the script only moves <code class="rounded bg-ttg07-ink/5 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-ttg07-ink">aria-current</code>.</p>
  </main>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttg07-bg: #f6f8fb;
  --color-ttg07-bg: oklch(0.977 0.005 255);
  --color-ttg07-ink: #0f1626;
  --color-ttg07-ink: oklch(0.2 0.03 260);
  --color-ttg07-mut: #556072;
  --color-ttg07-mut: oklch(0.48 0.03 260);
  --color-ttg07-line: #e2e7ef;
  --color-ttg07-line: oklch(0.925 0.01 260);
  --color-ttg07-a: #2f6cf0;
  --color-ttg07-a: oklch(0.57 0.2 262);
  --color-ttg07-b: #8a4cf0;
  --color-ttg07-b: oklch(0.57 0.23 295);
  --font-ttg07-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
}

.ttg-07 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

## JavaScript
```js
(() => {
  document.querySelectorAll('[data-ttg07]').forEach((root) => {
    if (root.dataset.wired) return;
    root.dataset.wired = '1';
    const links = root.querySelectorAll('[data-ttg07-link]');
    const page = root.querySelector('[data-ttg07-page]');
    links.forEach((link) => {
      link.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
        e.preventDefault();
        links.forEach((l) => l.removeAttribute('aria-current'));
        link.setAttribute('aria-current', 'page');
        if (page) page.textContent = link.textContent.trim();
      });
    });
  });
})();
```

How this works

Why two elements. bg-clip-text consumes the element's background, so the tinted pill and the gradient text can't share one box. The link owns the pill; an inner span owns the gradient:

<a aria-current="page" class="group … aria-[current=page]:bg-ttg07-a/8">
  <span class="group-aria-[current=page]:bg-linear-to-r
    group-aria-[current=page]:bg-clip-text group-aria-[current=page]:text-transparent …">Analytics</span>
</a>

The attribute is the state. The original toggled a --active class and never set aria-current, so screen readers didn't know which page was current. Here the script sets aria-current and nothing else; styles follow.

Without JS the server-rendered aria-current still styles the right link.

Make it yours

  • Top-tab style: change after:-bottom-[11px] to after:-top-[11px].
  • Vertical sidebar: replace the underline with after:inset-y-2 after:left-0 after:w-[3px] after:scale-y-0 aria-[current=page]:after:scale-y-100.
  • Stronger pill: raise /8 to /14.
  • Router integration: set aria-current from your router's active-match helper instead of the click handler.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • Use aria-current="page" for navigation, aria-selected for tabs — they are different ARIA patterns with different keyboard expectations.
  • group-aria-* reads the nearest .group; name it (group/nav) if links sit inside another group.
  • The underline offset depends on the header height — keep h-16 and min-h-11 in sync if you change either.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Attribute-selector variants are universal; the JS is progressive — without it the server-set state still renders.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

background-clip: texttw ↗pseudo elementstw ↗

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