Multi-Line Inline Gradient

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Came across this thread:

My first thought process was:

But it turns out we need a litttttle extra trickery to make it happen.

If a solid color is fine, then some padding combined with box-decoration-break should get the basic framework:

See the Pen Multiline Padding with box-decoration-break by Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) on CodePen.

But a gradient on there is gonna get weird on multiple lines:

See the Pen Multiline Padding with box-decoration-break by Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) on CodePen.

I’m gonna credit Matthias Ott, from that thread, with what looks like the perfect answer to me:

See the Pen Multiline background gradient with mix-blend-mode by Matthias Ott (@matthiasott) on CodePen.

The trick there is to set up the padded multi-line background just how you want it with pure white text and a black background. Then, a pseudo-element is set over the whole area with the gradient in the black area. Throw in mix-blend-mode: lighten; to make the gradient only appear on the black area. Nice one.