Modern CSS Gradient Effects

Animated, mesh, conic and text gradients built from the theme colours.

1Animated Border

A gradient border that rotates around a card or button; browsers without @property show it still. Class: fx-animated-border

Studio plan

$40.40 / month

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="card fx-animated-border" style="width:13rem">
    <div class="card-body text-center">
      <div class="fs-2 text-primary">
        <i class="bi bi-trophy-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
      </div>
      <h3 class="h6 mb-1">Studio plan</h3>
      <p class="small text-body-secondary mb-0">$40.40 / month</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
@property --fx-animated-border-angle { syntax: "<angle>"; inherits: false; initial-value: 0deg; }
.fx-animated-border {
  border: 3px solid transparent;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--wt-surface, #fff), var(--wt-surface, #fff)) padding-box,
    conic-gradient(from var(--fx-animated-border-angle), var(--wt-primary), var(--wt-accent), var(--wt-secondary), var(--wt-primary)) border-box;
  animation: fx-animated-border-turn 4s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes fx-animated-border-turn { to { --fx-animated-border-angle: 360deg; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-animated-border, .fx-animated-border::before, .fx-animated-border::after, .fx-animated-border *, .fx-animated-border *::before, .fx-animated-border *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

2Gradient Shadow

A colourful multi-tone glow under cards and images built from layered tinted shadows. Class: fx-gradient-shadow

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <img src="../assets/img/photo-10.svg" alt="Photo with a colourful shadow" class="fx-gradient-shadow rounded-4 object-fit-cover" style="width:200px;height:135px">
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-gradient-shadow {
  box-shadow: -14px 12px 30px -10px rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .55), 14px 12px 30px -10px rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .55), 0 22px 36px -14px rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .55);
  transition: box-shadow .4s ease, transform .4s ease;
}
.fx-gradient-shadow:hover, .fx-gradient-shadow:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: -20px 18px 40px -10px rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .7), 20px 18px 40px -10px rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .7), 0 30px 46px -14px rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .7);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-gradient-shadow, .fx-gradient-shadow::before, .fx-gradient-shadow::after, .fx-gradient-shadow *, .fx-gradient-shadow *::before, .fx-gradient-shadow *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

3Text Mask

Large text that works as a window onto a moving gradient - or onto an image set with an inline background-image. Class: fx-text-mask

BOLD

Wander

<div class="d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center gap-3 p-3 h-100" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="text-center">
    <div class="display-3 fw-bold lh-1 fx-text-mask">
      BOLD
    </div>
    <div class="display-5 fw-bold lh-1 fx-text-mask" style="--fx-mask-img:initial;background-image:url(../assets/img/photo-11.svg)">
      Wander
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-text-mask {
  color: var(--wt-primary);
  background-image: var(--fx-mask-img, linear-gradient(135deg, var(--wt-primary) 0%, var(--wt-accent) 30%, var(--wt-secondary) 60%, var(--wt-primary) 100%));
  background-size: cover; background-position: 0% 50%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  animation: fx-text-mask-pan 10s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.fx-text-mask:not([style*="--fx-mask-img"]) { background-size: 300% 300%; }
@keyframes fx-text-mask-pan { to { background-position: 100% 50%; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-text-mask, .fx-text-mask::before, .fx-text-mask::after, .fx-text-mask *, .fx-text-mask *::before, .fx-text-mask *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}