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Matcha Whisk Foam
A bamboo whisk creates green matcha foam in a ceramic bowl.
#gradient CSS effects
5,189 free, pure-CSS effects match the "gradient" tag. Each is copy-ready and needs no library or build step.
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Matrix Rain
Vertical green character streams cascade like the iconic digital rain.
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Medal Ceremony
Confetti and ribbons fall during a medal ceremony backdrop.
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Gradient Mesh Drift
Four colored blobs drift lazily in a mesh-like configuration over deep navy.
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Animated Mesh Gradient
Layered radial gradients drift and morph to create a living mesh of color.
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Metatron's Cube
Concentric Metatron's cube lines pulsing with ethereal violet glow.
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Geminid Meteors
Geminid meteor shower paints multi-colored streaks in December.
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Leonid Meteors
Leonid meteor shower blazes fast bright streaks in November.
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Perseid Meteors
Perseid meteor shower streaks across the August night sky.
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Metronome Pendulum
A classic metronome pendulum swings with a weighted bob.
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Metronome Swing
A wooden metronome's pendulum ticks steadily side to side.
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Miami Vice Neon
Miami Vice palette with sunset gradient and palm silhouettes.
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Microphone Feedback
Microphone squeal causes visible frequency waves to ripple out.
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Mid-Century Modern
Retro mid-century atomic starbursts float in mustard and teal.
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Midnight Dark
Inky midnight sky dense with twinkling stars and a soft moon glow.
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Midsummer Eve
Golden evening light lingers with floating firefly sparks.
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Milk Pour into Coffee
White milk pours into dark coffee, creating swirling clouds.
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Mirror Ball Spin
Slow-spinning mirror ball casts shimmering light squares everywhere.
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Misty Veil
Soft layered mist drifts horizontally across a pale morning field.
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Moiré Pattern
Overlapping grid lines create a hypnotic shifting moiré interference.
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Monsoon Downpour
Heavy tropical monsoon rain sheets down across a dark sky.
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Morning Mist Glow
Warm morning sunlight glows through drifting mist over a meadow.
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Byzantine Mosaic
Gold-leaf Byzantine mosaic tiles flickering in candlelight.
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Mountain Peak
A snowy mountain peak rises under a cool alpine sky with drifting clouds.
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MP3 Visualizer Pulse
Circular visualizer pulses outward in rainbow frequency rings.
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Mushroom Grove
Whimsical red-capped mushrooms sprout in a mossy forest floor.
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Music Box Ballerina
A tiny ballerina pirouettes on a mirrored music box platform.
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Floating Musical Notes
Black musical notes drift upward through a warm yellow background.
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Dark Nebula
A dark nebula clouds silhouettes against a starry background.
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Emission Nebula
A glowing pink-red emission nebula radiates ionized hydrogen.
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Reflection Nebula
A blue reflection nebula glows from scattered starlight.
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Neon Flicker Sign
A pink neon sign buzzes and flickers against a brick wall.
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Neon Tunnel
Concentric neon rectangles race outward to form a pulsing tunnel effect.
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Neutron Star
A tiny incredibly dense neutron star pulses with fierce light.
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Noise Texture Overlay
A film-grain noise layer drifts over a moody gradient for analog texture.
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Bright Noon Sky
A clear brilliant blue noon sky with gentle drifting cirrus clouds.
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Oil in Water
Colorful oil droplets disperse and merge in swirling water.
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OKLCH Dawn
A dawn sky mixed in OKLCH, so the hue ramp keeps even lightness with no grey band.
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Olympic Torch
The Olympic torch with a flickering flame against a dark sky.
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Op Art Illusion
Black and white optical art creates a vibrating illusion of depth.
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Color Op Art
Vibrant color optical art with vibrating concentric squares.
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Orchestra Pit Glow
Music stands and silhouetted musicians fill a softly lit orchestra pit.
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Orchid Bloom
Exotic purple orchid blossoms glow against dark tropical foliage.
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Brush Strokes
Bold paint brush strokes sweep diagonally across the canvas.