#gradient text tutorial

[adornedwithlight]

💫 HTML for pretty colors tutorial 💫

Hello sweet beans! Since my last tutorials have been yeeted into oblivion with deactivating my previous blog @/benkeibear I figured I repost them onto here! (Mind you, my old blogs are ahead)

I'm lowkey shocked to see blogs gatekeeping this knowledge but yeah. Make your blog pretty! Match your text to dividers or just have it as colorful as you'd like!

First of all, you can not do this on the mobile app! You need to either use a laptop or your phone / tablet's internet browser (in my case safari)

You start by logging into your account and either you make a post or you edit a post. I recommend making the post on the app first because editing is certainly faster & easier!

This is our starting point! For the fancy fonts you can use messletters

1. I will now log into tumblr on my web browser and click on "edit this post".

2. You then have to click on the little gear icon in the top right corner to change the settings on your post.

3. There you have to click on "rich text" to change it to "HTML"

Your post should now look like this:

A quick rundown on html.

You always start with a letter or code in brackets. to end what you're doing it's </>. The slash signals the end.

P= paragraph <p> and to end </p>

I= italics <i> and to end </i>

b= bold <b> and to end </b>

Now tumblr will automatically do this for you if you made a text bold/in italics on your mobile post but to keep this tutorial simple i left that out here. You can always edit your text in the app after! Just not the color.

And as you see, the fancy text is now in coding. But we get to that later!

To colorize your text it's easiest to just use this website as it gives you lots of options!

1. First i will be choosing the option of "solid color" and you can then put in the hex code of your desired color into the color box.

2. In the top box you will have to put the text you will color - for this tutorial it's "Testing"

3. Then you copy the box HTML code and paste it into tumblr where your word(s) are. Do not remove the <p> and </p> in front and after your word/ sentence!

4. For the sake of this tutorial I marked the html code for colors in pink and the words in blue

Your code will now look like this:

For the gradient you can simply choose horizontal gradient or three colored gradient on the website above and copy/paste the html text.

Mind you that every single letter will get its own color code now so the word gradient suddenly looks very long in html.

If you save the post it will now look like this!

Important to know is that you can color the fancy text only solid as the website can not color it as it is and putting the letter codes in the box above does not work either.

To color the fancy letters you simply copy the color code instead of the whole text - which looks like this:

Don't forget to add </span> behind the word/the codes you're coloring to signal that this is where the color stops! If you forget to add it, nothing will be colored.

If you decide you still want to have the fancy lettering in multiple colors you have to color letter code by letter code manually like this:

(I made a very poor choice on 2 different greens but oh well)

If you'd like to change your text, you can always do that on the mobile app like you usually would. You just can't change the color unless it's into a default color. But you can still change the size or make it bold for example.

Anyhoot, this is the whole magic behind html. It's a lot and might be very complicated at first but you will eventually get the hang of it! Took me weeks and hours until someone sat me down and went through it step by step.

If you have any questions or something doesn't work as you thought it would please don't hesitate to reach out - I'm always happy to help!

[dqmeron]

「 Gradient Text Tutorial for Captions 」

i'm sure there's several of these already out there, but here's a rundown of how i make the gradient text for my gifset captions! (example)

𖥻 tutorial below cut <3 | screenshots + bold/italic/small/color text included for my fellow adhders who can't sit through long blocks of text

websites used: color picker, text colorizer, text replacement

step #1: pick your colors (optional) when making gradient text for a caption, i usually use an image color picker to get exact hex codes! this just helps me match everything even better than i could when manually inputting colors! (this is completely optional, but i like doing it, so i thought i'd include it here!)

step #2: making your gradient now the fun begins! open the text colorizer linked above, and enter the text you want to be a gradient into the text box:

(all caps is by no means necessary! i'm just doing it to make the gradient stand out even more, since i'm going to have a decent amount of text in my caption.) after entering your text, choose the type of color effect you want using this drop-down menu! color effect is essentially the type of gradient/how many colors it uses, etc. play around with this to find the one you like best!

i'm sticking with horizontal gradient, but you can choose whichever one you like! (there's also a solid color option if you want to just use a color that isn't available in the tumblr text options.) after color effect, you can choose your colors using this section - if you did use the color picker from step one, you can just paste the hex codes into the boxes.

if not, click on the colored bars, and this hue picker will pop up:

drag your mouse around in the left box to choose your color. the bar on the right can be used to modify shade.

(these are the colors i'm using)

skip over the "additional text settings" section (these options mess with the html code and cause issues when you try to use it on tumblr) and check the preview to make sure you like how your gradient looks.

if you're having a bit of trouble seeing the gradient properly, you can scroll back up to "additional text settings" and turn on bold to see it better. just make sure you turn it back off before copying your code.

now you're ready to copy your code!

after making sure any additional text settings are returned to their default/unchecked states, scroll down and copy the HTML code (NOT the BBcode). select the text and copy it using command/ctrl + C or right click and click "copy".

step #3: replacing

the text colorizer used here is great, but it does add unneeded semicolons to the html code that mess with tumblr's settings and cause formatting problems.

open the text replacement site (linked at top), and paste the code you copied into the text box:

in the "replace this:" box, type ; (leave the "with this:" box blank)

click "replace text". skim over the new code to make sure the semicolons are gone (sometimes you've got to click "replace text" a couple of times for it to work), and then either click "copy to clipboard" or select and copy the text manually.

step #4: writing your caption now that you've got your code, open tumblr and make a new photo post. look in the top right-hand corner of your screen, and make sure "legacy editor" is turned on. if it isn't, click the toggle to turn it on.

next, you need to make sure your text editor is set to html. to do this, click the little gear in the top right corner of the new post. select "html" from the drop-down menu next to "text editor", and then close the settings. [07.27.23 update: if, like me, you're stuck using the new editor, you can still set your post type to html, and gradient text will still work. the post editor will just turn your files into code when you're editing, and you'll have to fix the spacing in between your gifs (if you're using this for a gifset caption) in the preview tab. it looks super weird and alarming at first, but it does still work with the new post editor.]

upload your gifs and then move down to the caption. open the html tab and then paste your code! once you've done that, click on the preview tab to check how it looks.

my gradient looks pretty good, but i'm going to bold the text to make it more visible. here's how to use html to do that:

<strong>code goes here</strong>

here is a list of other html codes you can use to stylize your text! (they use <;b> for bold text, this is another way to do it, either method works fine!)

if you want to have another line of text under/above your code you need to add <br> at the end of the top line to create a line break (just pressing enter won't work). here's an example of how to format that:

text text text<br> text text text&lt;br> text text text

write the rest of your caption, and then you're done! here's my end result and my final code:

i hope this was helpful! feel free to send me an ask if you have any questions! happy giffing <3

[astrojulia]

Hi!! I saw your blog and it's beautiful! I'd like to ask if you could share some tips about editing posts, specifically changing the font color and doing that cool effect where it has more than one color on the same font ☺ if you're not comfortable teaching that's okay too! Have a good night

Hello Siren,

Thank you for the compliment. Yes, I can teach you. Just follow a tip from Auntie here: do it because you genuinely like the aesthetic. The time you spend writing the post is sometimes the same as editing it, and in my experience, this won't necessarily translate into more likes or reblogs. So, do it because you think it's beautiful.

As comical as it sounds, I won't be using HTML in this post because using the codes could cause problems. I've seen some tutorials, but I just really learned when I searched on my own.. I also do all my editings on my notebook. So, here's everything I use:

Websites I use for editing:

HTML Code Editor: While you're creating your HTML, you can simultaneously see if it's working

BBcode & HTML Text Colorizer: This is where you'll create the gradient

Browserling: I use this site to make the gradient code compatible for Tumblr

Aesthetic Symbols: this is for that cute symbols

Piliapp: more copy/paste symbols

Fontes e Letras: copy/paste fonts

Canva: This is where I create some of my designs. I also use Photoshop

Deviantart: a lot of material for Photoshop like templates, PSDs and Renders (PNG image with a good resolution), you can see the ones I use the most in my sources

@animatedglittergraphics-n-more: dividers

@saradika: dividers

@engrampixel: cute material

Color Hunt: if you don't have a color pallete in mind, here you can find a lot of options

Adobe Color: if you want to create your own HTML color palette this site can help

DaFont: where I download my fonts, the ones I use the most are: Betterfly, Arcadepix, Starborn, Lemon Milk, Cursive Sans and BubbleGum

EmojiTerra: as I use tumblr on my notebook, this is where I get my emojis

HTML Text Editing

Important:

Go use the HTML Code Editor in this part and your life will be way easier.

Some things I do right here in the tumblr editor, like putting the images and different fonts like Lucille.

All HTML code starts with < > and ends with , that is, when you start a paragraph you will write <p> and when you finish you will write </p> (HTML Code Editor ends your coding automatically)

I'm teaching all this because if you want to make gradients in your entire text and not just in the title, you'll need to know about html

To start your HTML you will need to go to the gear that appears on the right side when you are writing your post, go to the bottom until you find the Text Editor and switch to HTML.

The Codes

<p> start a paragraph </p>

<br> to make a space between text less than a paragraph (good to use in indented text) you don't need to put </br>

<b> make the text bold </b>

<i> leave the text in italics</i>

<strike> leave the text crossed out </strike>

<small> make the text small like this </small>

<h1> make the text large like this </h1>

<h2> make the text large like this </h2>

<ul> Create unordered list (dotted) </ul>

<ol>Create lists with order (numeric) </ol>

*instead of making paragraphs you will create new items in the list using the code <li> </li>

<blockquote class="npf_indented"> make the text indented </blockquote>

<span style="color: #HTML"> Code to color your texts, pay attention that it uses (") instead of (') and doesn't use (;) </span>

Tutorial on creating invisible spaces, just like I use to do the navigation, if I put it here everything bugs. PT-BR

<a href="URL">Link Text</a>: Creates a hyperlink

Making your Gradient

Go to BBCode and HTML already with your HTML text and colors in hand. Write or copy your text in the box, choose the gradient type (I use middle) and select your colors (from one to three different colors)

Now copy the text in the "HTML code for this text: (To use on your website)" box and go to the Browseling, you will replace the (') to (") and the (;) for nothing

Copy and paste your new code direct in your tumblr post editor or in the HTML Code Editor. Success!!

I think that's all. Kisses from the Sea! 🐚

[inlovewithpandora]

Heyy im kinda new to tumblr can u tell me how do you edit your text to be in colours and i dont mean this i mean like two different colours

(Sorry for the bad explanation idk how to explain it 😭😭🫶🏾)

Heyyy Babes🩷!

Ofc I can tell you, gradient text is simple and easy once you learn it! (I hope I explained this good enough for you😭)

Answer below the cut!

I use Text Color Fader

First you pick your hex codes you want (you can find hex codes on this blog)

The hex codes I use are #a0195b → #cc3274 → #ff6999

Then you go to Tumblr website (you can only enter gradient text on tumblr website) and you create a post (you can add it on old post too but creating a new post is easier)

This video below shows you how the process works!

Once you create the post it should look like the screenshot below!

I hope this video helps! If you have anymore questions (or if you need a better explanation) don’t be afraid to send me another ask or dm me!

[dollcherray]

Random questions if you don't mind! <3

1- How you do these gradient colours in the title?

2- Where you do these headers for your hcs?

Thanks if you answer! You are very creative! :D

Heyy! thank you for the asks<3

1- the gradients is something very complicated to explain but ill try my best to just give a quick summary.

I first go and create my title without writing anything else, just the title, go to chrome and open the Tumblr website (make sure its in "PC version" if ur on mobile or else it wont work)

i edit the drabble and go to the settings, there are a "rich text" box, click on it and then click HTML.

ok, this is where it gets complicated

you will open another page called "text colorizer" write the title you want in the writing box.

there will be a box with "one color" click on it and there will be alot of options, click on the three or the other version you desire of the type of gradient.

there will be two codes when ur done picking the colors.

(tip: if you have a specific banner with specific colors, sometimes to make the title match the banners colors i go to color picker website and upload the image that i used on the banner)

ok, back to the code, you copy the last one.

i recommend you to go to text replacer and put ";" to replace with nothing, but its just a recomendation because it can bug :C

then you copy the replaced text go back to the Tumblr page, there will be a "<p> TEXT <p>" replace that with the code

and boom! ur done.

(it may appear a little "code not supported" but dont worry, it still works)

after that you can go back to the Tumblr app to add some details.

2- i do it on Alight Motion, i go to the custom size and put "1500 x 500" and then i put the images i want with some details! ✨ (i use the transparent background)

thats all and thank you for the compliment, i appreciate it<3

the websites i talked about:

if my explanation is too confusing about the gradient, theres a tutorial on YouTube! if your on mobile just do everything the person says in the "Pc version" option that chrome has.

xoxo<3

[vampcubus]

How do you do gradient text? I've been trying to figure it out for weeks!😭

Okay so i'm not the best at explaining things but i'll do my best to make this comprehensible! it also helps to have a little bit of HTML knowledge for this.

(expand post for shoddy tutorial)

So the first thing you want to do is make a new text post (you will have to do this on desktop. if there's a way to access the HTML on mobile i haven't found it) and then you're going to switch from "Rich text" to "Html"

it should change the post to HTML you can either keep the heading tags "<h1></h1>" if you want the text to be that size or delete them.

then you're gonna navigate to THIS site, (its not the only one you can get the gradient code but its what i use)

ignore the rest of the page just focus on this part! ↴

type in the text you want to be displayed, pick the colors for your gradient, and then hit "Run". then copy the code that pops up underneath and paste it in your HTML text post.

should look like this

hit "preview" and it should look like this

the hardest part about this is HTML can be difficult to navigate if you're doing several gradients in a text post interspersed with regular text like a fic. especially since tumblr likes to squish all the HTML into one big block of code.

also, the site that gives you the gradient code will not recognize fancy text, so you have to add that in manually directly into the HTML code after pasting it. (if you need a more in-depth tut of that just let me know it's confusing i know)

you don’t have to worry about it flubbing while editing the post in rich text mode, even on mobile.

I HOPE THIS HELPS!!!

[megumiifushiiguro]

bestie i wanna know how you did the gradient thingy for the edits (writing part) i read it somewhere and then FORGOT

so go to this site then:

write what you wanna write on the upper box of the white section

2. select the colors by clicking on the color thingy

3. click on run and you'll get the code which you have to copy

then how to use this on tumblr

click on setting at the top of the post and there in text editor select html

2. paste your code

3. then go back to rich text

4. and there you have it! (you might have to change the size of the text)

the text: go to sleep

[rosealouette]

Hi! I love your account, can I ask how do you do your gradient texts on your posts? I used to do them a few years ago but I think tumblr updated a lot and I just can’t seem to be able to do it anymore😭

thank you sm! and yes this is how i do it, im not super tech savvy or whatever so this in my opinion is the easiest way to do gradient text posts.

first go to https://www.stuffbydavid.com/textcolorizer . you should be able to type in whatever you want to be gradient text in the box that says "Enter your text", and then pick whatever colors you want in the little color finder box things (?) that say "start color" and "end color". from there you should see your text under it typed out with the colors you chose. copy the HTML code, NOT the gradient text. Go back to tumblr on your computer and hit the settings wheel on your post and change the post type by the Text Editor label from rich text to HTML, and then copy and paste your html code from the text colorizer into where the phrase was that you wanted to be gradient text (remove the original phrase and copy paste the code, does that make sense?). then just save your post and it should have saved as gradient just fine :)

im really bad at giving tutorials btw so if that didnt make sense, click here or here to read some other tutorials for the same method i use.

[mcbride]

hey how's it going ? Could you tell me how you make your text colored in a gradient?

example: https://www.tumblr.com/mcbride/711317108307509248/melissa-schemmenti-vs-barbara-howard-abbott

hey nonnie!!! doing good! how's you doing?

i'm horrible at it, but thankfully, there are good people out there who already made tutorials on gradient text for captions. i'm a simple gal so, I go easy - you can check the tutorial HERE. But you can also use this other method that may seem a bit more complicated, but will allow you to make gradients with more than 2 colors for example.

[beanswithbones]

So you wanna make gradient text?

this was originally made just to help a friend but she suggested I post this publicly to help bcs the other tutorials out there aren't very straight forward. with that said pls ignore typos:

↓↓ Site Link ↓↓

↓↓ Site Link ↓↓

Note: you can still continue typing in the preview

Hope some peeps find this helpful

[novy2sirius]

GRADIENT TEXT TUT

how to get ombré colored text on tumblr <3

꧞ i get a lot of dms and comments asking about how to change the color of your text to colors that tumblr doesn’t have or to an ombré text. this is how

꧞ sites you can use: the one i use // two // three

꧞ you can use your phone for this, but i prefer using the computer. just go to safari to do it instead of the app if you wanna do it on the phone

one: copy the text you want to color from your tumblr post then paste it into the websites text box

two: change the color of the text to whatever color you want. with the website i use it allows you to pick presets or you can also customize your own then click generate

three: click the “select all” button and copy the code

four: go over to tumblr and click the edit button on your post

five: click the settings button and change the text editor to "html" then find the html section at the top and click on it

six: paste the code from the color fader website in the html where you want it to go (i paste it at the top and just edit it on my phone by holding text down and moving it)

[zaldrizotl]

GRADIENT TEXT TUTORIAL

HOW TO GET OMBRÉ STYLED TEXT ON TUMBLR

𝜗℘ I got a request on TikTok asking to do a tutorial on gradient text — tumblr doesn’t have an in-app option on doing gradient texts. This is how.

𝜗℘ Sites you can use: image color picker / stuffbydavid (gradient text).

𝜗℘ People say that you have to use a computer for this, which isn’t true. I am able to make gradient text on my phone, but you can use a computer if you want.

color picking from an image is optional, but highly recommended.

one: put the text you want to color for your tumblr post.

two: change the color of the text to whatever color you want. there are several options on how you want it. pick whatever option you want. the text will automatically generate for you.

three: copy the entire code then press “copy”.

four: go over to tumblr (website, not the app) and click “edit post” (the pencil) or create a new post.

five: click the settings button and change it from “rich text” to “HTML.”

six: paste the code from the gradient text website in the HTML where you want it to go. (I paste it then just save the post to my drafts then edit the text on the app)

[biscuitdolly]

how do you add the color gradient thingy to your text? i've been trying to look up tutorials but i cant find anything :(

GRADIENT TEXT TUTORIAL ꣑ৎ

hii!! i made a video cause idk how to explain!!!

here's the code website i used !!!

hopefully this makes sense!!!

enjoy jacqueline taieb in the background too lol

[aashiqeddiediaz]

gradient text tutorial

This tutorial is for @ladynephthyss​​ but y’all can have it too xD

We’ll be adding text so the final gif looks like this:

This tutorial assumes basic knowledge of gif-making, Photoshop, and coloring. I’ve only described the text tutorial in this.

Tutorial under the cut:

Couple things to note beforehand:

There is a lot of trial and error involved when doing any sort of text, and this is no exception! You might have to play around with the colors and the settings before you find something that looks good and readable!

This tutorial is inspired by the difference text effect in these tutorials: one and two by @anya-chalotra​ (highly recommend checking those out!), just done a different way.

This text effect works better on big gifs (540px width) that have quite a bit of movement below the text so you get that effect.

Find fonts that have bold shapes or some width to them, so you can see the movement.

This is my starting gif, after sharpening and coloring.

First, I position my text where I want it. (this can be moved around later, I just like to get an idea). Remember what I said about fonts? Try to use ones that are thick for this effect so you can see the gradient/movement underneath the letters. I’m using Intro. 

It doesn’t matter what color the text is at this stage, I just do white text so I can see it:

Then, add a gradient map in the color you want your text to be. For this one, I chose black and purple. The more contrast there is in your colors, the better it looks. You’ll be able to change this later though, if you don’t like the way it looks. 

This is how it looks with the gradient map:

Now, we’re going to go over into our layers panel, and where we have the white box (the layer box), we’re going to select and delete that...

...so it looks like this:

Then, while pressing Ctrl, we’re going to hover our mouse over the T in our text layer. Your cursor should show a white box with a dotted border. Press the T in the text with the specialized cursor, and you should get a dotted line all around the letters, like so: 

(I’m not able to get a screenshot of the cursor for some reason but I hope the instruction made it clear!)

Then, make sure you have your gradient map layer selected, and press the layer mask button (shown by a white arrow in the below image - it looks like a white rectangle with a black circle in the middle.)

This is what it should look like:

Right now, it’ll look like some solid color (which depends on your gradient). This is because we still have the text layer visible. Once we press the eye icon next to the actual text layer to hide it, you can see that this is what it looks like:

(You can also delete the text layer, but I don’t, just because if I decide to put these two words on two lines, or change their spacing or whatever, I don’t want to have to make a new layer. I can just edit that one before re-masking.)

As you play your gif, you’ll see that this is what the whole movement looks like:

You can see that the movement of him lifting the glass to drink his tea shows through the text, too. Almost like a weird color X-ray type thing, where the lighter color shows on darker shades of the gif, and the darker color shows on the lighter part of the gif.

Note: sometimes, depending on the way your gradient is made, you might get text that looks like the picture below. Just hit the reverse button (shown with a white arrow), and you should get the text looking like it does above.

This is the basic way to do it. Now, we can easily edit this, if we feel like there’s too much purple and not enough black. To do that, we go into the gradient, and change the slider positions of the colors. This is purely an aesthetic preference, but I’ll show you how to do it below:

For example, I moved those sliders so there’s more black and less purple, and the gradient feels more like two colors only, instead of all the various hues of dark purple/gray-purple. 

This is what the gif looks like:

In the gif before this one, the black was more of a muted gray. In the one directly above, you can see that it looks much more striking. So play around with that until you find something you like. 

It still doesn’t look very visible to me, so I’m going to add a drop shadow underneath (again, this is a preference thing). You’d do it just like you would with a regular text layer. Right click the Gradient Map layer and select Blending Options. Add a drop shadow.

This is what mine looks like:

And that’s it! You can keep playing around with the whole thing until you’re happy with it. You can even keep changing the color, and the great thing about that is you’ll be able to preview it as you change it to see what works with your scene. For example, I tried white and black text here:

And that’s it! Feel free to drop me an ask if anything’s confusing! Happy giffing!

[cherryshh]

hi !! i saw that you use gradient text and just wanted to ask for an example of the html on how to do it ? online tutorials haven't been helping me but i really wanna use it .. it's ok if you don't wanna share ^_^

Haiii sweet anon ! ! The Idol isn't the best at explaining , but che will try to do so to the best of her abilities. (( remember , this is only on desktop ))

step 1 ;; go to this page & insert the txt uu want 2 be gradient

step 2 & 3 ;; select the colors uu want for the gradient , then copy the second box of cnp text

step 4 ;; do a post like u normally would & click on the lil' settings icon

step 5 ;; uu should see a screen that allows you to switch from rich text to html.

step 6 ;; just go back to where you insert the text for uur post and paste the html you got from the website earlier.

step 7 ;; click on the lil' settings icon again and switch the text editor back to rich text, and done ! < 3

[lil-liaa]

🔎𝗚𝖱𝖠𝖣𝖨𝖤𝖭𝖳 𝗧𝖤𝖷𝖳 𝓣𝗎𝗍𝘰𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗅 ; 𝓑𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐚

ʚ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎ɞ Requested by: anonymous

Resume: Two-Color Gradient Text Tutorial in Four Simple Steps (˶ᵔᴗᵔ˶) credits to @iluvrei i learned it thanks to her!♡

•Step 1

enter to Bbcode and HTML text colorizer (web) enter your text and choose 2 colors for your text ₍⑅ᐢ..ᐢ⑅₎ but you can configure if you want the gradient to be horizontal or vertical

• Step 2

Copy your code text HTML mode (scroll down to copy everything) important step

• Step 3

If you are on the phone go to the tumblr website but if you are on a computer just go to create post and we will go to the post configuration

will go to this option and activate it in the HTML editor we go back to our post and paste the previous text code

•Step 4

We save the draft and that's it ;) your text will be ready to use

Thanks for reading I hope it helps you!♡ (˙ᵕ˙ ) (just ask if you need a tutorial of something)