Modern CSS Gradient Effects
Animated, mesh, conic and text gradients built from the theme colours.
1Shimmer Effect
A diagonal light sweep that glides across buttons, cards or images every few seconds. Class: fx-shimmer-effect
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg fx-shimmer-effect">Get access</button>
<div class="fx-shimmer-effect rounded-3">
<img src="../assets/img/product-2.svg" alt="Shiny product" class="d-block object-fit-cover" style="width:110px;height:110px">
</div>
</div>
/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-shimmer-effect { position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.fx-shimmer-effect::after {
content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: 60%; pointer-events: none;
background: linear-gradient(110deg, transparent 20%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .55) 50%, transparent 80%);
transform: translateX(-120%);
animation: fx-shimmer-effect-sweep 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes fx-shimmer-effect-sweep { 0% { transform: translateX(-120%); } 45%, 100% { transform: translateX(260%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.fx-shimmer-effect, .fx-shimmer-effect::before, .fx-shimmer-effect::after, .fx-shimmer-effect *, .fx-shimmer-effect *::before, .fx-shimmer-effect *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}2Gradient Text
Paints any heading with a slowly shifting gradient of the primary, accent and secondary colours. Class: fx-gradient-text
Small acts, big impact
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
<h2 class="h1 fw-bold text-center mb-0 fx-gradient-text">Small acts, big impact</h2>
</div>
/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-gradient-text {
color: var(--wt-primary-ink);
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--wt-primary), var(--wt-accent), var(--wt-secondary), var(--wt-primary));
background-size: 200% auto;
-webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
animation: fx-gradient-text-shift 6s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes fx-gradient-text-shift { to { background-position: -200% center; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.fx-gradient-text, .fx-gradient-text::before, .fx-gradient-text::after, .fx-gradient-text *, .fx-gradient-text *::before, .fx-gradient-text *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}