Gradient Text CSS Animation

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Gradient Text CSS Animation

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CSS

body {
    background: hsl(204 100% 5%);

min-block-size: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    display: grid;
    place-content: center;

font-family: system-ui;
    font-size: min(200%, 4vmin);

padding: 5vmin;
  }
@property --color-1 {
  syntax: "<color>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: hsl(98 100% 62%);
}

@property --color-2 {
  syntax: "<color>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: hsl(204 100% 59%);
}

/* keyframes that change the color variable */
@keyframes gradient-change {
  to {
    --color-1: hsl(210 100% 59%);
    --color-2: hsl(310 100% 59%);
  }
}

article {
  animation: gradient-change 2s linear infinite alternate;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to right in oklch, 
    var(--color-1), 
    var(--color-2)
  );
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

h1, p, body {
    margin: 0;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }

h1 {
    line-height: 1.25cap;
  }
  html {
    block-size: 100%;
  }

article {
    display: grid;
    gap: 1lh;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

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