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HTML

<div class="gradient ntext">
    <div>I am wrapped, therefore not jagged</div>
</div>

<div class="gradient ntext">I am NOT wrapped, therefore jagged</div>

CSS

div {
    position: relative;
}

.gradient {
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorStr='#ffffff', EndColorStr='#e6e6e6');
}

.ntext {
    padding: 10px;
    font-family: verdana;
    font-size: 1.2em;
}