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[CSS trick] Create a Linear Gradient Text

#css
  1. Set a linear gradient background for the text.
  2. Set -webkit-background-clip to text.
  3. Set the original text color to transparent.

Example:

.some-text {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}
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Andrew Baisden •

Cool snippet.

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