JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Alex

HTML

<div class="foo">
  <span class="letter" data-letter="A">A</span>
</div>

CSS

*, *:before, *:after{
  box-sizing:border-box;
}
div.foo{
  width: 90%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.letter{
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 8em;
  margin: 0.2em;
  position: relative;
  color: #00B4F1;
  z-index: 1;
}
.letter:before{
  position:absolute;
  content: attr(data-letter);

  top:90px;
  left:0;
}
.letter, .letter:before, .letter:after{
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}
.letter:before{
  color: #00B4F1;
/* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 40%, rgba(30,189,243,0.64) 93%, rgba(0,180,241,1) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,1)), color-stop(40%,rgba(255,255,255,0.85)), color-stop(93%,rgba(30,189,243,0.64)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,180,241,1))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 40%,rgba(30,189,243,0.64) 93%,rgba(0,180,241,1) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1)...