Gradient Background Styling

What You'll Create

Gradient backgrounds applied to text blocks and sections, with optional image borders and styled link buttons. Creates vibrant, colorful section designs with smooth gradient transitions.

The Problem It Solves

Squarespace's built-in color options are limited to solid colors. When you want to add gradient backgrounds to text blocks or sections for a modern, dynamic look, you need CSS linear-gradient and custom styling.

Perfect For

Hero sections, Call-to-action areas, Feature highlights, Creative portfolios, Brand-focused pages

What Makes This Different

This comprehensive technique includes gradient backgrounds for text blocks, optional image borders using attribute selectors, tightened typography spacing, pseudo-button styling for links, and responsive spacing adjustments.

Details

• Section Type: Fluid Engine

• Code Type: CSS

• Prerequisites: Understanding of section height selectors

• Toolkit Title: Background Gradients

Learn This Technique

This is one of 150+ code techniques taught inside Standout Squarespace, where you get:

• The complete, copy-paste code

• Video walkthrough explaining how it works

• The principles behind the technique so you can customize it

• Access to our private community for support