CSS Gradient Generator – Create Linear & Radial CSS Gradients Online
Create beautiful linear, radial, and conic CSS gradients with a live preview. Add multiple color stops, adjust direction, and copy the CSS code with one click.
What Is the CSS Gradient Generator?
The CSS Gradient Generator is a visual, browser-based tool for creating linear and radial CSS gradients with multiple color stops. Add as many color stops as you need, position each precisely, and choose direction angles or radial shapes. The tool outputs clean, production-ready CSS code that works in all modern browsers. Stop guessing angle values and gradient syntax — build it visually and copy the result in seconds.
How to Use the Tool
Choose Gradient Type
Toggle between Linear and Radial. For linear gradients, set the angle (0°–360°) using the direction buttons or angle slider. Radial gradients automatically create circular or elliptical center-outward fades.
Add & Position Color Stops
Start with two stops and click 'Add Stop' to create more. For each stop, pick a color and drag the position slider (0–100%) to place it precisely along the gradient.
Copy the CSS
The generated CSS updates in real time in the output box at the bottom. Click 'Copy CSS' to grab the full background-image declaration and paste it straight into your stylesheet.
Why This Tool Is Useful
CSS gradients are one of the most powerful design tools available to web developers. They eliminate the need for image assets for backgrounds, reduce page weight, scale perfectly to any resolution, and can be animated with CSS transitions. However, writing gradient CSS by hand is unintuitive — angle values behave differently from what most people expect, and managing multiple color stops requires careful syntax. Our generator makes gradient creation as easy as dragging sliders.
Create complex gradients with 3, 4, 5 or more color stops — not limited to just two colors.
Two gradient types cover the vast majority of CSS gradient use cases.
Set the gradient angle to any degree from 0 to 360 for exact directional control.
See the gradient rendered on a live preview panel as you build it.
Generated CSS is properly prefixed and formatted for immediate use.
Completely free, open instantly, no account needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
A CSS linear gradient transitions between two or more colors along a straight line at a specified angle. The syntax is: background: linear-gradient(angle, color1 position1, color2 position2). The angle 0deg goes bottom to top; 90deg goes left to right.
A radial gradient radiates outward from a central point (or ellipse center) in a circular or elliptical pattern. It is defined with: background: radial-gradient(shape size at position, start-color, end-color).
Click 'Add Stop' in the tool to add additional color stops. In raw CSS, simply add more color values inside the gradient function: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff0000, #00ff00, #0000ff).
The angle controls the direction of the gradient. 0deg = bottom to top, 90deg = left to right, 180deg = top to bottom, 270deg = right to left. Any value in between creates a diagonal gradient.
Yes, with a CSS trick: set background to your gradient, then apply background-clip: text and -webkit-background-clip: text along with color: transparent. This clips the gradient to the text shape.
Yes. All modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) support CSS gradients without vendor prefixes. For very old browsers, a fallback solid color should be provided.
Completely free. No account, no download, no watermark on the generated CSS.