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Give one short headline quiet premium emphasis: a slow on-brand gradient drifts through the type. One phrase per view; never body copy (readability). Pure CSS; falls back to a solid brand color under prefers-reduced-motion.

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gradient-text

A gradient that drifts through a headline. Part of motion-anything; obeys MOTION-SPEC.md. Technique popularized by Magic UI, reimplemented dependency-free (pure CSS).

When to use it

  • One hero word / short headline / brand name / key metric you want to feel premium.

When NOT to use it (restraint)

  • Body copy or long text — it hurts readability and contrast. One short phrase per view.
  • When guaranteed color contrast is required for accessibility.

How to apply

  1. Copy gradient-text.css into the project and link it.
  2. Wrap the phrase: 
    <h1><span class="gradient-text">motion, anything</span></h1>
  3. Set brand colors via --g1/--g2/--g3; tune the duration (default 6s).

Accessibility & performance

  • Under prefers-reduced-motion the drift stops and the text renders in a solid --g1 color.
  • Animates background-position of a text-clipped gradient — GPU-safe.

Framework notes

  • Pure CSS; works in any framework. Keep the base --g1 readable as the reduced-motion fallback.