I stumbled upon a fascinating jsfiddle that can create color gradients on specific lines of text. Each line has a unique two-color gradient applied in a consistent pattern: Black to Red, Red to Black, Black to Blue, and Blue to Black.
Despite its intriguing result, I must admit that I'm clueless about how this magic works. Can someone unravel the mystery for me?
If you're curious, here's the link to the mesmerizing jsfiddle:
https://jsfiddle.net/cers/o9s70yjq/2/
And if you want to dive into the enchanting code behind it, here you go:
HTML
<p><em>Nobody is perfect.</em> At times we have difficulty managing our finances, we don’t always take our medications as planned, and sometimes we don’t perform up to par at work. However, research shows that people experience these problems to different degrees. Across financial strata, research reveals that the financially less well-off engage in these behaviors more often than those who are financially stable (1). These behaviors are particularly concerning, because, for those with limited financial resources, they can lead to poverty as well as perpetuate it.</p>
<p>In their article, “<a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6149/976">Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function</a>,” which appears in the latest issue of Science, University of Warwick Professor Anandi Mani and several other social scientists (2) suggest poverty, and the ever-present concerns that come with it, places an undue burden on an individual’s limited mental resources. Compared with those who are free from poverty, this burden leaves those in poverty with fewer cognitive resources with which to make choices and take action. Mani et al. write, the poor “are less capable not because of inherent traits, but because the very context of poverty imposes load and impedes cognitive capacity.”</p>
<p>However, it is important to note that their explanation is not limited to the traditional populations of poverty, defined by a specific income level or ability to access basic human needs. The authors define poverty “broadly as the gap between one’s needs and the resources available to fulfill them.” That is, people in poverty are those who feel “poor,” who feel they have less than they need.</p>
Ready to explore the enigmatic CSS that powers this mystical effect? Here's a glimpse:
p {
margin: 0 0 1.5em 0;
line-height: 1.5em;
padding: 0;
background: url(data:image/png,%89PNG%0D%0A%1A%0A%00%00%00%0DIHDR%00%00%...*CSS code continues*
}
em {
font-weight: bolder;
font-style: normal;
}
a {
text-decoration-color: black;
}