Gradient Shapes

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Gradient Shapes

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    <header>
      <h1>Gradient Shapes</h1>
      <p>Shapes generated with CSS background gradients.</p>
    </header>
    <div id="examples">
      <div class="shape" data-name="rectangular" data-type="linear">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor)
  50% / 50% 50%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">linear-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">currentColor</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span><span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">50%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-rectangular)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="parallelogram" data-type="linear">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  linear-gradient(
    110deg,
    transparent 30%, currentColor 30%,
    currentColor 70%, transparent 70%
  )
  50% / 90% 40%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">linear-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="m">110deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">30%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">30%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">70%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">70%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">90%</span> <span class="m">40%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-parallelogram)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="circle" data-type="radial">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  radial-gradient(currentColor 50%, transparent 50%)
  50% / 75% 75%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">radial-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">50%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">50%</span><span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">75%</span> <span class="m">75%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-circle)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="semi-circle" data-type="radial">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  radial-gradient(
    circle at 50% 0%,
    currentColor 40%, transparent 40%
  )
  50% 100% / 60% 60%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">radial-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="nb">circle</span> <span class="n">at</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">0%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">40%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">40%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">100%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">60%</span> <span class="m">60%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-semi-circle)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="oval" data-type="radial">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  radial-gradient(currentColor 50%, transparent 50%)
  50% / 75% 45%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">radial-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">50%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">50%</span><span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">75%</span> <span class="m">45%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-oval)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="ring" data-type="radial">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  radial-gradient(
    transparent calc(50% - 1px),
    currentColor calc(50% - 1px),
    currentColor calc(50% + 1px),
    transparent calc(50% + 1px)
  )
  50% / 75% 75%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">radial-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="n">-</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="n">-</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="err">+</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="err">+</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">75%</span> <span class="m">75%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-ring)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="line1" data-type="linear">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  linear-gradient(90deg, currentColor, currentColor)
  50% / 2px 75%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">linear-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">90deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span><span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">2px</span> <span class="m">75%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-line1)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="line2" data-type="linear">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  linear-gradient(
    -60deg,
    transparent calc(50% - 1px),
    currentColor calc(50% - 1px),
    currentColor calc(50% + 1px),
    transparent calc(50% + 1px)
  )
  50% / 75% 75%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">linear-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="m">-60deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="n">-</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="n">-</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="err">+</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="n">calc</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">50%</span> <span class="err">+</span> <span class="m">1px</span><span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">75%</span> <span class="m">75%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-line2)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="triangle1" data-type="linear">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  linear-gradient(
    -135deg, currentColor 50%, transparent 50%
  )
  50% / 50% 50%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">linear-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="m">-135deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">50%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">50%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">50%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-triangle1)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="triangle2" data-type="conic">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  conic-gradient(
    from 145deg,
    currentColor 0, currentColor 20%, transparent 20%
  )
  50% -50% / 80% 80%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    <div class="info">
          <button type="button" class="info-handle">!</button>
          <span class="info-content">Your browser doesn't support conic-gradient yet. </span>
         </div>
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">conic-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="n">from</span> <span class="m">145deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">20%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">20%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">-50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">80%</span> <span class="m">80%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-triangle2)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="trapezoid" data-type="conic">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  conic-gradient(
    from 165deg at 50% -86%,
    currentColor 0, currentColor 8%, transparent 8%
  )
  50% / 50% 50%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    <div class="info">
          <button type="button" class="info-handle">!</button>
          <span class="info-content">Your browser doesn't support conic-gradient yet. </span>
         </div>
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">conic-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="n">from</span> <span class="m">165deg</span> <span class="n">at</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">-86%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">8%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">8%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">50%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-trapezoid)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="tag" data-type="conic">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  conic-gradient(
    from -45deg,
    currentColor 25%, currentColor 50%,
    transparent 50%, transparent 75%,
    currentColor 75%
  )
  50% 120% / 30% 80%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    <div class="info">
          <button type="button" class="info-handle">!</button>
          <span class="info-content">Your browser doesn't support conic-gradient yet. </span>
         </div>
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">conic-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="n">from</span> <span class="m">-45deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">25%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">50%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">50%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">75%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">75%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">120%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">30%</span> <span class="m">80%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-tag)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="spaceship" data-type="conic">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  conic-gradient(
    from 90deg at 0 0,
    transparent 25deg, currentColor 25deg,
    currentColor 65deg, transparent 65deg
  )
  50% / 50% 50%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    <div class="info">
          <button type="button" class="info-handle">!</button>
          <span class="info-content">Your browser doesn't support conic-gradient yet. </span>
         </div>
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">conic-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="n">from</span> <span class="m">90deg</span> <span class="n">at</span> <span class="m">0</span> <span class="m">0</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">25deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">25deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">65deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">65deg</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">50%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-spaceship)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="sandglass" data-type="conic">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  conic-gradient(
    from 90deg,
    transparent 12.5%, currentColor 12.5%,
    currentColor 37.5%, transparent 37.5%,
    transparent 62.5%, currentColor 62.5%,
    currentColor 87.5%, transparent 87.5%
  )
  50% / 32% 50%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    <div class="info">
          <button type="button" class="info-handle">!</button>
          <span class="info-content">Your browser doesn't support conic-gradient yet. </span>
         </div>
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">conic-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="n">from</span> <span class="m">90deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">12.5%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">12.5%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">37.5%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">37.5%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">62.5%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">62.5%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">87.5%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">87.5%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">32%</span> <span class="m">50%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-sandglass)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="tie" data-type="conic">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  conic-gradient(
    transparent 60deg, currentColor 60deg,
    currentColor 120deg, transparent 120deg,
    transparent 240deg, currentColor 240deg,
    currentColor 300deg, transparent 300deg
  )
  50% / 50% 50%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    <div class="info">
          <button type="button" class="info-handle">!</button>
          <span class="info-content">Your browser doesn't support conic-gradient yet. </span>
         </div>
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">conic-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">60deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">60deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">120deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">120deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">240deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">240deg</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">300deg</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">300deg</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">50%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
  <css-doodle use="var(--doodle-tie)"></css-doodle>
  </div>
</div>


<div class="shape" data-name="hamburger" data-type="linear">
  <div class="preview">
    <div style="background:
  repeating-linear-gradient(
    transparent -1%, transparent 14%,
    currentColor 14%, currentColor 28%
  )
  50% / 50% 60%
  no-repeat;" class="graph"></div>
    
  </div>
  <div class="code">
<figure class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-css" data-lang="css"><span class="nt">div</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<span class="nl">background</span><span class="p">:</span>
  <span class="n">repeating-linear-gradient</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">-1%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">transparent</span> <span class="m">14%</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">14%</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">currentColor</span> <span class="m">28%</span>
  <span class="p">)</span>
  <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="p">/</span> <span class="m">50%</span> <span class="m">60%</span>
  <span class="nb">no-repeat</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="p">}</span></code></pre></figure>
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