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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 Gradient Text on Hover Animation

Hover any link or card and the gradient wipes across the letters from left to right. It's two background layers clipped to the text — a solid ink layer underneath and a gradient layer whose width animates from 0% to 100%. Unlike the original's instant swap, this is a real, interruptible transition.

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The code

<section class="ttg-05 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-ttg05-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttg05-sans text-ttg05-ink" aria-label="Gradient text on hover demo">
  <div class="w-full max-w-2xl rounded-3xl border border-white/8 bg-ttg05-card p-8 shadow-[0_30px_60px_-30px_rgb(0_0_0/0.7)] max-sm:p-6">
    <p class="font-ttg05-mono text-[11px] tracking-[0.16em] text-ttg05-mut uppercase">Hover or tab through the links</p>
    <nav class="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-1" aria-label="Demo">
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Home</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Features</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Pricing</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Changelog</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Contact</a>
    </nav>
    <div class="my-7 h-px bg-white/8"></div>
    <div class="grid gap-3.5 sm:grid-cols-3">
      <a href="#" class="group rounded-2xl border border-white/8 bg-white/[0.025] p-5 transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-ttg05-a/40 hover:bg-white/[0.045] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">
        <h3 class="flex items-center justify-between text-[15.5px] font-bold"><span class="bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-ink),var(--color-ttg05-ink))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 group-hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] group-focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] motion-reduce:transition-none">Analytics</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="text-ttg05-mut transition group-hover:translate-x-0.5 group-hover:text-ttg05-b">&rarr;</span></h3>
        <p class="mt-2 text-[13.5px]/[1.6] text-ttg05-mut">Real-time dashboards for every metric your team cares about.</p>
      </a>
      <a href="#" class="group rounded-2xl border border-white/8 bg-white/[0.025] p-5 transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-ttg05-a/40 hover:bg-white/[0.045] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">
        <h3 class="flex items-center justify-between text-[15.5px] font-bold"><span class="bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-ink),var(--color-ttg05-ink))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 group-hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] group-focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] motion-reduce:transition-none">Integrations</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="text-ttg05-mut transition group-hover:translate-x-0.5 group-hover:text-ttg05-b">&rarr;</span></h3>
        <p class="mt-2 text-[13.5px]/[1.6] text-ttg05-mut">Connect to 200+ tools with one-click OAuth flows.</p>
      </a>
      <a href="#" class="group rounded-2xl border border-white/8 bg-white/[0.025] p-5 transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-ttg05-a/40 hover:bg-white/[0.045] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">
        <h3 class="flex items-center justify-between text-[15.5px] font-bold"><span class="bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-ink),var(--color-ttg05-ink))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 group-hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] group-focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] motion-reduce:transition-none">Collaboration</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="text-ttg05-mut transition group-hover:translate-x-0.5 group-hover:text-ttg05-b">&rarr;</span></h3>
        <p class="mt-2 text-[13.5px]/[1.6] text-ttg05-mut">Shared workspaces with granular permission controls.</p>
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttg05-bg: #0c0c11;
  --color-ttg05-bg: oklch(0.16 0.008 285);
  --color-ttg05-card: #16161e;
  --color-ttg05-card: oklch(0.2 0.012 285);
  --color-ttg05-ink: #eceef3;
  --color-ttg05-ink: oklch(0.95 0.006 270);
  --color-ttg05-solid: #b3b9c6;
  --color-ttg05-solid: oklch(0.79 0.018 265);
  --color-ttg05-mut: #9ba1af;
  --color-ttg05-mut: oklch(0.72 0.018 270);
  --color-ttg05-a: #9b5cf6;
  --color-ttg05-a: oklch(0.64 0.22 295);
  --color-ttg05-b: #f2509a;
  --color-ttg05-b: oklch(0.68 0.21 355);
  --font-ttg05-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttg05-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.ttg-05 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}

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-ttg05-bg: #0c0c11;
  --color-ttg05-bg: oklch(0.16 0.008 285);
  --color-ttg05-card: #16161e;
  --color-ttg05-card: oklch(0.2 0.012 285);
  --color-ttg05-ink: #eceef3;
  --color-ttg05-ink: oklch(0.95 0.006 270);
  --color-ttg05-solid: #b3b9c6;
  --color-ttg05-solid: oklch(0.79 0.018 265);
  --color-ttg05-mut: #9ba1af;
  --color-ttg05-mut: oklch(0.72 0.018 270);
  --color-ttg05-a: #9b5cf6;
  --color-ttg05-a: oklch(0.64 0.22 295);
  --color-ttg05-b: #f2509a;
  --color-ttg05-b: oklch(0.68 0.21 355);
  --font-ttg05-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttg05-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.ttg-05 {
  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&family=Geist+Mono:wght@500&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • The original carried three abandoned attempts (::before, ::after with attr(), an empty span rule) before the working one; the port is one technique, stated once.
  • UI upgrade: the hover is now a left-to-right gradient wipe via animated background-size, instead of an instant colour swap that the browser cannot tween.
  • UI upgrade: feature tiles became real links with lift, border tint and arrow nudge; every hover state has a focus-visible: twin for keyboard users.
  • Muted copy rose from #64748b (3.6:1) to 7:1 on the card.
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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 Gradient Text on Hover Animation
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-text-gradient/tailwind-gradient-text-on-hover-animation/

Hover any link or card and the gradient wipes across the letters from left to right. It's two background layers clipped to the text &mdash; a solid ink layer underneath and a gradient layer whose width animates from 0% to 100%. Unlike the original's instant swap, this is a real, interruptible transition.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttg-05 w-full min-h-svh grid place-items-center bg-ttg05-bg px-5 py-14 font-ttg05-sans text-ttg05-ink" aria-label="Gradient text on hover demo">
  <div class="w-full max-w-2xl rounded-3xl border border-white/8 bg-ttg05-card p-8 shadow-[0_30px_60px_-30px_rgb(0_0_0/0.7)] max-sm:p-6">
    <p class="font-ttg05-mono text-[11px] tracking-[0.16em] text-ttg05-mut uppercase">Hover or tab through the links</p>
    <nav class="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-1" aria-label="Demo">
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Home</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Features</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Pricing</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Changelog</a>
      <a href="#" class="inline-flex min-h-11 items-center rounded-lg bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-solid),var(--color-ttg05-solid))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text px-3.5 text-base font-semibold text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 ease-out hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">Contact</a>
    </nav>
    <div class="my-7 h-px bg-white/8"></div>
    <div class="grid gap-3.5 sm:grid-cols-3">
      <a href="#" class="group rounded-2xl border border-white/8 bg-white/[0.025] p-5 transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-ttg05-a/40 hover:bg-white/[0.045] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">
        <h3 class="flex items-center justify-between text-[15.5px] font-bold"><span class="bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-ink),var(--color-ttg05-ink))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 group-hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] group-focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] motion-reduce:transition-none">Analytics</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="text-ttg05-mut transition group-hover:translate-x-0.5 group-hover:text-ttg05-b">&rarr;</span></h3>
        <p class="mt-2 text-[13.5px]/[1.6] text-ttg05-mut">Real-time dashboards for every metric your team cares about.</p>
      </a>
      <a href="#" class="group rounded-2xl border border-white/8 bg-white/[0.025] p-5 transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-ttg05-a/40 hover:bg-white/[0.045] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">
        <h3 class="flex items-center justify-between text-[15.5px] font-bold"><span class="bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-ink),var(--color-ttg05-ink))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 group-hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] group-focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] motion-reduce:transition-none">Integrations</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="text-ttg05-mut transition group-hover:translate-x-0.5 group-hover:text-ttg05-b">&rarr;</span></h3>
        <p class="mt-2 text-[13.5px]/[1.6] text-ttg05-mut">Connect to 200+ tools with one-click OAuth flows.</p>
      </a>
      <a href="#" class="group rounded-2xl border border-white/8 bg-white/[0.025] p-5 transition hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-ttg05-a/40 hover:bg-white/[0.045] focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-ttg05-a motion-reduce:transition-none">
        <h3 class="flex items-center justify-between text-[15.5px] font-bold"><span class="bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-ink),var(--color-ttg05-ink))] bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text text-transparent transition-[background-size] duration-500 group-hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] group-focus-visible:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%] motion-reduce:transition-none">Collaboration</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="text-ttg05-mut transition group-hover:translate-x-0.5 group-hover:text-ttg05-b">&rarr;</span></h3>
        <p class="mt-2 text-[13.5px]/[1.6] text-ttg05-mut">Shared workspaces with granular permission controls.</p>
      </a>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttg05-bg: #0c0c11;
  --color-ttg05-bg: oklch(0.16 0.008 285);
  --color-ttg05-card: #16161e;
  --color-ttg05-card: oklch(0.2 0.012 285);
  --color-ttg05-ink: #eceef3;
  --color-ttg05-ink: oklch(0.95 0.006 270);
  --color-ttg05-solid: #b3b9c6;
  --color-ttg05-solid: oklch(0.79 0.018 265);
  --color-ttg05-mut: #9ba1af;
  --color-ttg05-mut: oklch(0.72 0.018 270);
  --color-ttg05-a: #9b5cf6;
  --color-ttg05-a: oklch(0.64 0.22 295);
  --color-ttg05-b: #f2509a;
  --color-ttg05-b: oklch(0.68 0.21 355);
  --font-ttg05-sans: 'Geist', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttg05-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.ttg-05 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Why the original snapped. background-clip and gradients aren't interpolable, so toggling them on hover is instant. background-size is interpolable, so the port pre-applies both colours and animates the size of the gradient layer:

<a class="bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,var(--color-ttg05-a),var(--color-ttg05-b)),
  linear-gradient(var(--color-ttg05-ink),var(--color-ttg05-ink))]
  bg-[length:0%_100%,100%_100%] bg-no-repeat bg-clip-text text-transparent
  transition-[background-size] duration-500
  hover:bg-[length:100%_100%,100%_100%]">

Layer order. The first background layer paints on top, so the gradient wipes over the solid ink. Because both layers are clipped to the glyphs, the text is always fully coloured — never invisible mid-transition.

Keyboard parity. Every hover: has a focus-visible: twin, so tabbing gets the same wipe as pointing.

Make it yours

  • Wipe from the right: add bg-right so the layer grows from the right edge.
  • Slower, luxurious wipe: duration-700 ease-out.
  • Vertical fill: swap the sizes to 0%_100% → 100%_0% with a bg-bottom origin.
  • Underline too: add after: utilities with after:scale-x-0 hover:after:scale-x-100.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • List the layers' sizes in the same order as the images; a single bg-[length:…] value applies to every layer.
  • bg-no-repeat is required — a repeating 0%-wide layer still tiles a hairline on some engines.
  • Inline links that wrap across lines wipe each line separately only with box-decoration-clone; otherwise the wipe runs across the combined box.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

Transitioning background-size on background-clip:text is smooth in all evergreen engines.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

background-clip: texttw ↗transitionstw ↗

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