Ben Borgers

How to make gradient text with Tailwind CSS

January 22, 2021

Tailwind now includes all the necessary utilities for easily making gradient text!

You'll just need to combine these classes:

  • bg-gradient-to-{direction} sets the background to a gradient, you can use different classes from the Tailwind docs to make the gradient go in different directions
  • from-{color} sets the color that the gradient is starting at, this accepts any usual Tailwind color (e.g. from-pink-400)
  • to-{color} sets the color that the gradient ends at, same as above
  • text-transparent makes the text transparent so you can see the gradient behind it
  • bg-clip-text makes the background only appear within the text

Putting it all together, here's an example of a big gradient text headline:

<h1 class="text-5xl font-extrabold text-transparent bg-clip-text bg-gradient-to-br from-pink-400 to-red-600">
  Hello, world!
</h1>

You can see and edit this example live on Tailwind Play.

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