CSS3 Topics

Gradients in CSS3

January 09, 2021

 


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CSS gradients let you display smooth transitions between two or more specified colors.

CSS defines two types of gradients:

  • Linear Gradients (goes down/up/left/right/diagonally)
  • Radial Gradients (defined by their center)

CSS Linear Gradients

To create a linear gradient you must define at least two color stops. Color stops are the colors you want to render smooth transitions among. You can also set a starting point and a direction (or an angle) along with the gradient effect.

Syntax

background-image: linear-gradient(direction, color-stop1, color-stop2, ...);


Example

<style>
#grad1 {height: 200px;
  background-color: red; /* For browsers that do not support gradients */  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom right, red, yellow);}</style></head>

<body>
<div id="grad1"></div>
</body>

#grad {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom right, red, yellow);
}

CSS Radial Gradients

A radial gradient is defined by its center.

To create a radial gradient you must also define at least two color stops.

Syntax

background-image: radial-gradient(shape size at position, start-color, ..., last-color);

By default, shape is ellipse, size is farthest-corner, and position is center.

Radial Gradient - Evenly Spaced Color Stops (this is default)

The following example shows a radial gradient with evenly spaced color stops:

#grad {
  background-image: radial-gradient(red, yellow, green);
}

#grad {
  background-image: radial-gradient(red 5%, yellow 15%, green 60%);
}

Use of Different Size Keywords

The size parameter defines the size of the gradient. It can take four values:

  • closest-side
  • farthest-side
  • closest-corner
  • farthest-corner
#grad1 {
  background-image: radial-gradient(closest-side at 60% 55%, red, yellow, black);
}

#grad2 {
  background-image: radial-gradient(farthest-side at 60% 55%, red, yellow, black);
}

Repeating a radial-gradient

The repeating-radial-gradient() function is used to repeat radial gradients:

#grad {
  background-image: repeating-radial-gradient(red, yellow 10%, green 15%);
}


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