I have some text like this, displayed in HTML:
pīngpāngqiúpāi
How can I change the text color, such that the text is blue while the accents above are red?
Make separate elements Another way is creating a text with separate elements by using the HTML <span> tag, which is an empty container. This means that you create a multicolor text by putting each letter in a separate element to define a different color for each letter of your text.
Steps to add multicolor into text: Add a simple text inside the <div> tag with the required selector. Apply the linear gradient property with any colors of your choice. Apply webkit properties that will fill the text with the gradient background and declare the color property with transparent background.
Here is the key to doing it right: Use an accent color sparingly enough that it doesn't feel overpowering, use it in varying shades, don't just use it on the walls but add it in throughout your decor, and mix it in with two or three other colors to balance it out, so that the space doesn't start to feel like a ...
In short, CTRL + ` is the escape sequence. Use CTRL + ' for an acute accent, CTRL + ^ for circumflex, CTRL + SHIFT + ~ for tilde, CTRL + SHIFT + : for umlaut, and CTRL + , for cedilla.
CSS treats the letter as a whole and therefore it can only be 1 colour.
Here is a hacky version:
This will only work if the content will stay the same.
span{
font-size:48px;
color:blue;
position:relative;
}
span:after{
content:'pīngpāngqiúpāi';
position:absolute;
left:0;
height:18px;
overflow:hidden;
z-index:9999;
color:red;
top:-5px;
}
<span>pīngpāngqiúpāi</span>
Personally, I wouldn't use this. It's a horrible way of doing it.
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