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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients

jondalar Lee
jondalar Lee
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Posted by jondalar Lee
jondalar Lee
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I am trying: .main-header{ background-image:linear-gradient(angle, color1, color-2); but steelblue is not working

I can not figure out why putting in the angle correct and color 1 and color 2 and the percentage in right it is not working

2 Answers

Vitor Freitas
Vitor Freitas
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Vitor Freitas
Vitor Freitas
3,579 Points

"Finally, add the value that sets the gradient direction from bottom to top." You do not need an angle value for that, just add to top. The following code works. Gradients

.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90%);
}
Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
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Ted Sumner
Ted Sumner
Courses Plus Student 17,967 Points

You can also use degrees in the following format: 45deg