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  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 Vertical Gradient Text (Top to Bottom)

Vertical gradients in two flavours: a dark rail of [writing-mode:vertical-rl] labels and two display words that fade top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top with bg-linear-to-b / bg-linear-to-t. The fade uses the opacity modifier on the end stop (to-ttg13-amber/20) so the hue survives as it dissolves.

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<section class="ttg-13 w-full min-h-svh grid grid-cols-[96px_1fr] bg-ttg13-bg font-ttg13-sans text-ttg13-ink max-sm:grid-cols-1" aria-label="Vertical gradient text demo">
  <aside class="flex items-center justify-center gap-6 bg-ttg13-rail py-8 max-sm:py-5 sm:flex-col">
    <h2 class="bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-blue to-ttg13-blue2 bg-clip-text text-xl font-black tracking-[0.12em] text-transparent sm:rotate-180 sm:[writing-mode:vertical-rl] max-sm:bg-linear-to-r">BUILD</h2>
    <h2 class="bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-violet to-ttg13-pink bg-clip-text text-xl font-black tracking-[0.12em] text-transparent sm:rotate-180 sm:[writing-mode:vertical-rl] max-sm:bg-linear-to-r">SHIP</h2>
    <h2 class="bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-sky to-ttg13-sky2 bg-clip-text text-xl font-black tracking-[0.12em] text-transparent sm:rotate-180 sm:[writing-mode:vertical-rl] max-sm:bg-linear-to-r">GROW</h2>
  </aside>
  <main class="flex flex-col justify-center px-10 py-14 max-sm:px-6">
    <p class="font-ttg13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.14em] text-ttg13-mut uppercase">Vertical gradient text</p>
    <p class="mt-4 max-w-md text-[15.5px]/[1.7] text-ttg13-mut text-pretty">A top-to-bottom ramp reinforces hierarchy: the vivid top catches the eye, the fade draws it down into the content.</p>
    <div class="mt-10 grid gap-2">
      <p class="w-fit bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-amber to-ttg13-amber/20 bg-clip-text pb-[0.1em] text-[clamp(3rem,10vw,6rem)] leading-[0.92] font-black tracking-[-0.045em] text-transparent">Framework</p>
      <p class="w-fit bg-linear-to-t from-ttg13-violet to-ttg13-violet/25 bg-clip-text pb-[0.1em] text-[clamp(3rem,10vw,6rem)] leading-[0.92] font-black tracking-[-0.045em] text-transparent">Platform</p>
    </div>
    <div class="mt-8 flex flex-wrap gap-2 font-ttg13-mono text-[12px]">
      <code class="rounded-md border border-ttg13-line bg-white px-2.5 py-1.5">bg-linear-to-b from-amber to-amber/20</code>
      <code class="rounded-md border border-ttg13-line bg-white px-2.5 py-1.5">bg-linear-to-t from-violet to-violet/25</code>
    </div>
  </main>
</section>
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttg13-bg: #f2f4f8;
  --color-ttg13-bg: oklch(0.966 0.007 260);
  --color-ttg13-rail: #0e1424;
  --color-ttg13-rail: oklch(0.19 0.03 265);
  --color-ttg13-ink: #0f172a;
  --color-ttg13-ink: oklch(0.21 0.04 265);
  --color-ttg13-mut: #535d70;
  --color-ttg13-mut: oklch(0.47 0.03 262);
  --color-ttg13-line: #dfe3eb;
  --color-ttg13-line: oklch(0.91 0.01 262);
  --color-ttg13-blue: #6ea8ff;
  --color-ttg13-blue: oklch(0.74 0.13 258);
  --color-ttg13-blue2: #2f5fe0;
  --color-ttg13-blue2: oklch(0.54 0.2 265);
  --color-ttg13-violet: #8b3df0;
  --color-ttg13-violet: oklch(0.56 0.25 298);
  --color-ttg13-pink: #f46cb5;
  --color-ttg13-pink: oklch(0.72 0.17 350);
  --color-ttg13-sky: #5fd0ff;
  --color-ttg13-sky: oklch(0.82 0.12 225);
  --color-ttg13-sky2: #0b84c6;
  --color-ttg13-sky2: oklch(0.6 0.14 240);
  --color-ttg13-amber: #f29a0b;
  --color-ttg13-amber: oklch(0.76 0.17 65);
  --font-ttg13-sans: 'Archivo', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttg13-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.ttg-13 {
  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-ttg13-bg: #f2f4f8;
  --color-ttg13-bg: oklch(0.966 0.007 260);
  --color-ttg13-rail: #0e1424;
  --color-ttg13-rail: oklch(0.19 0.03 265);
  --color-ttg13-ink: #0f172a;
  --color-ttg13-ink: oklch(0.21 0.04 265);
  --color-ttg13-mut: #535d70;
  --color-ttg13-mut: oklch(0.47 0.03 262);
  --color-ttg13-line: #dfe3eb;
  --color-ttg13-line: oklch(0.91 0.01 262);
  --color-ttg13-blue: #6ea8ff;
  --color-ttg13-blue: oklch(0.74 0.13 258);
  --color-ttg13-blue2: #2f5fe0;
  --color-ttg13-blue2: oklch(0.54 0.2 265);
  --color-ttg13-violet: #8b3df0;
  --color-ttg13-violet: oklch(0.56 0.25 298);
  --color-ttg13-pink: #f46cb5;
  --color-ttg13-pink: oklch(0.72 0.17 350);
  --color-ttg13-sky: #5fd0ff;
  --color-ttg13-sky: oklch(0.82 0.12 225);
  --color-ttg13-sky2: #0b84c6;
  --color-ttg13-sky2: oklch(0.6 0.14 240);
  --color-ttg13-amber: #f29a0b;
  --color-ttg13-amber: oklch(0.76 0.17 65);
  --font-ttg13-sans: 'Archivo', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttg13-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.ttg-13 {
  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=Archivo:wght@400;500;800;900&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@500&display=swap">

What changed in the port

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

  • Ten --top-*/--bot-* variables became six colour tokens; the transparent ends are now opacity modifiers instead of separate rgba() tokens.
  • UI upgrade: rail labels read bottom-to-top (the book-spine convention) and the rail becomes a horizontal bar on phones instead of squeezing the content.
  • UI upgrade: the display words are larger, tighter and glyph-fitted, with the exact utilities printed beneath them; muted copy rose to 7.5:1.
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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 Vertical Gradient Text (Top to Bottom)
Source: https://codefronts.com/motion/tailwind-css-text-gradient/tailwind-vertical-gradient-text-top-to-bottom/

Vertical gradients in two flavours: a dark rail of [writing-mode:vertical-rl] labels and two display words that fade top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top with bg-linear-to-b / bg-linear-to-t. The fade uses the opacity modifier on the end stop (to-ttg13-amber/20) so the hue survives as it dissolves.
## HTML
```html
<section class="ttg-13 w-full min-h-svh grid grid-cols-[96px_1fr] bg-ttg13-bg font-ttg13-sans text-ttg13-ink max-sm:grid-cols-1" aria-label="Vertical gradient text demo">
  <aside class="flex items-center justify-center gap-6 bg-ttg13-rail py-8 max-sm:py-5 sm:flex-col">
    <h2 class="bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-blue to-ttg13-blue2 bg-clip-text text-xl font-black tracking-[0.12em] text-transparent sm:rotate-180 sm:[writing-mode:vertical-rl] max-sm:bg-linear-to-r">BUILD</h2>
    <h2 class="bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-violet to-ttg13-pink bg-clip-text text-xl font-black tracking-[0.12em] text-transparent sm:rotate-180 sm:[writing-mode:vertical-rl] max-sm:bg-linear-to-r">SHIP</h2>
    <h2 class="bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-sky to-ttg13-sky2 bg-clip-text text-xl font-black tracking-[0.12em] text-transparent sm:rotate-180 sm:[writing-mode:vertical-rl] max-sm:bg-linear-to-r">GROW</h2>
  </aside>
  <main class="flex flex-col justify-center px-10 py-14 max-sm:px-6">
    <p class="font-ttg13-mono text-xs tracking-[0.14em] text-ttg13-mut uppercase">Vertical gradient text</p>
    <p class="mt-4 max-w-md text-[15.5px]/[1.7] text-ttg13-mut text-pretty">A top-to-bottom ramp reinforces hierarchy: the vivid top catches the eye, the fade draws it down into the content.</p>
    <div class="mt-10 grid gap-2">
      <p class="w-fit bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-amber to-ttg13-amber/20 bg-clip-text pb-[0.1em] text-[clamp(3rem,10vw,6rem)] leading-[0.92] font-black tracking-[-0.045em] text-transparent">Framework</p>
      <p class="w-fit bg-linear-to-t from-ttg13-violet to-ttg13-violet/25 bg-clip-text pb-[0.1em] text-[clamp(3rem,10vw,6rem)] leading-[0.92] font-black tracking-[-0.045em] text-transparent">Platform</p>
    </div>
    <div class="mt-8 flex flex-wrap gap-2 font-ttg13-mono text-[12px]">
      <code class="rounded-md border border-ttg13-line bg-white px-2.5 py-1.5">bg-linear-to-b from-amber to-amber/20</code>
      <code class="rounded-md border border-ttg13-line bg-white px-2.5 py-1.5">bg-linear-to-t from-violet to-violet/25</code>
    </div>
  </main>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ttg13-bg: #f2f4f8;
  --color-ttg13-bg: oklch(0.966 0.007 260);
  --color-ttg13-rail: #0e1424;
  --color-ttg13-rail: oklch(0.19 0.03 265);
  --color-ttg13-ink: #0f172a;
  --color-ttg13-ink: oklch(0.21 0.04 265);
  --color-ttg13-mut: #535d70;
  --color-ttg13-mut: oklch(0.47 0.03 262);
  --color-ttg13-line: #dfe3eb;
  --color-ttg13-line: oklch(0.91 0.01 262);
  --color-ttg13-blue: #6ea8ff;
  --color-ttg13-blue: oklch(0.74 0.13 258);
  --color-ttg13-blue2: #2f5fe0;
  --color-ttg13-blue2: oklch(0.54 0.2 265);
  --color-ttg13-violet: #8b3df0;
  --color-ttg13-violet: oklch(0.56 0.25 298);
  --color-ttg13-pink: #f46cb5;
  --color-ttg13-pink: oklch(0.72 0.17 350);
  --color-ttg13-sky: #5fd0ff;
  --color-ttg13-sky: oklch(0.82 0.12 225);
  --color-ttg13-sky2: #0b84c6;
  --color-ttg13-sky2: oklch(0.6 0.14 240);
  --color-ttg13-amber: #f29a0b;
  --color-ttg13-amber: oklch(0.76 0.17 65);
  --font-ttg13-sans: 'Archivo', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-ttg13-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
}

.ttg-13 {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100svh;
}
```

How this works

Direction is one utility. bg-linear-to-b runs top → bottom; bg-linear-to-t reverses it. For a fade-out, the end stop is the start colour at low alpha:

<h2 class="w-fit bg-linear-to-b from-ttg13-amber to-ttg13-amber/20
  bg-clip-text text-transparent">Framework</h2>

The opacity modifier compiles to color-mix(in oklab, … 20%, transparent), which keeps the hue instead of interpolating toward grey — the issue the original's comment warned about with rgba on older engines.

Vertical writing. In vertical-rl the gradient still follows the CSS direction you give it, so a bg-linear-to-b on a rotated label runs along the word.

Make it yours

  • Two-colour vertical ramp: replace to-…/20 with a different hue, e.g. to-pink-500.
  • Animate top-to-bottom: add bg-[length:100%_200%] and animate background-position on the y-axis.
  • Read top-down: drop rotate-180 from the rail labels.
  • Full-bleed wash: use the same gradient without bg-clip-text on a section background.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • writing-mode has no core Tailwind utility; the arbitrary property [writing-mode:vertical-rl] is the v4 way.
  • Tight leading crops the bottom of the fade; add pb-[0.1em] to the gradient element.
  • Rotated labels still occupy their unrotated reading order — keep them short and meaningful for screen readers.

Browser support

ChromeSafariFirefoxEdge
111+16.4+128+111+

writing-mode: vertical-rl is unprefixed in all evergreen engines.

Techniques used in this demo

Utilitiesfirst-class utility or variant

background-clip: texttw ↗linear gradienttw ↗gridtw ↗

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