How to apply a CSS gradient over a text, from a transparent to an opaque colour

Question

Cheers!

I am a newbie in CSS/HTML, but I want to apply a gradient over a text, like that on the image below. How can I implement it with css?

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Answer 1

The relevant CSS is on the pseudoelement :after of the <article> wrapper I used

 article { position: relative; } article:after { position: absolute; bottom: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%; content: ""; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(255,255,255, 1) 20%, rgba(255,255,255, 0) 80% ); pointer-events: none; /* so the text is still selectable */ }

 <article> <p> Had you stepped on board the Pequod at a certain juncture of this post-mortemizing of the whale; and had you strolled forward nigh the windlass, pretty sure am I that you would have scanned with no small curiosity a very strange, enigmatical object, which you would have seen there, lying along lengthwise in the lee scuppers. Had you stepped on board the Pequod at a certain juncture of this post-mortemizing of the whale; and had you strolled forward nigh the windlass, pretty sure am I that you would have scanned with no small curiosity a very strange, enigmatical object, which you would have seen there, lying along lengthwise in the lee scuppers. </p> </article>

Answer 2

CSS3 text gradients that is only supported by Webkit based browsers like Chrome and Safari. I have used 3 different methods. check this fiddle first http://jsfiddle.net/sarfarazdesigner/pvU7r/ Try this

.article{
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee, #333);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

this is working fine in chrome don't know how other browser react. Reference taken from http://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/gradient-text/