gradient_text

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A Flutter widget that renders text with a gradient effect, allowing developers to apply smooth color transitions across individual characters or the entire text string. It supports standard TextStyle and TextAlign properties, making it compatible with existing text styling workflows. Ideal for creating visually engaging UI elements like headings, buttons, or labels with dynamic color effects. The package is lightweight and easy to integrate, requiring minimal configuration.

Use cases

Creating styled headlines with gradient effects
Adding visual flair to app buttons
Enhancing UI elements with dynamic color transitions
Designing modern splash screens
Implementing animated text in dashboards

Key features

Supports TextStyle and TextAlign
Smooth gradient rendering through text
Minimal setup required
Lightweight and performant
Compatible with standard Text widget properties

Suitable for

UI designers seeking visual enhancements
Developers building modern Flutter apps
Projects requiring gradient text without custom painting
Apps focused on aesthetic appeal

Considerations

Limited to text-only gradients (no background effects)
May impact performance on large text blocks
Gradient direction and stops require manual configuration
Not suitable for complex text layouts with multiple styles

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GradientText

A Flutter Widget for displaying gradient text, text with a gradient drawn through it.

Getting Started

Add the plugin (pub coming soon):

dependencies:
  ...
  gradient_text: ^1.0.2

Usage

Import it:

import 'package:gradient_text/gradient_text.dart';

Use it:

GradientText("this is my text",
    gradient: LinearGradient(
    colors: [Colors.deepPurple, Colors.deepOrange, Colors.pink]),
    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 42),
    textAlign: TextAlign.center);

Parameters:

data :: (required) :: The String to be used in the Text Widget

gradient :: (required) :: A gradient to be drawn through the text

style :: (optional) :: TextStyle to be used in the Text Widget. Color is ignored, as the text must be white to have the gradient drawn.

textAlign :: (optional) :: TextAlign to be used in the Text Widget. Default is left.

Credit

The idea to use ShaderMask came from Reddit user boformer. Thanks boformer.

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