black linear gradient css code example

Example 1: linear gradient in CSS

The general syntax of linear-gradient is-
background: linear-gradient(gradient direction, color1 , color2 , color3, .....);

Forexample-
background: linear-gradient(46deg,green,blue,yellow,pink);

NOTE: (common mistake) we forget to write the semi-colon (;)

Example 2: css border top linear gradient

.bordertest {
    height:300px;
    width:300px;
    border-top:30px solid #c4268c;
    background:#000;
    position:relative;
    margin:1em;
}
.bordertest:first-child:before {
    content:'';
    position:absolute;
    width:100%;
    height:30px;
    background:linear-gradient(to left, #c4268c, #9a0b72);
    top:-30px;
    left:0;
}