Seventh page link: Full-Page Animated Random + Moving Gradient Background
Awesome! Let’s now enhance the full-page animated gradient with manual controls, so users can:
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Manually trigger a new random gradient
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Control animation speed
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Toggle animation direction (forward/backward)
This makes your background interactive and gives users more engagement options.
Full-Page Animated Gradient with Controls
✅ Features:
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Click a button to generate new gradient colors
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Adjust animation speed using a range slider
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Reverse the animation direction
Complete HTML + CSS + JS (All-In-One)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<title>Interactive Gradient Background</title>
<style>
html, body {
margin: 0;
height: 100%;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
color: white;
overflow: hidden;
}
body::before {
content: "";
position: fixed;
top: 0; left: 0;
width: 100%; height: 100%;
z-index: -1;
background-size: 400% 400%;
background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, #ff7e5f, #feb47b, #86fde8);
animation: moveGradient 15s ease infinite;
transition: background-image 2s ease;
}
@keyframes moveGradient {
0% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
50% { background-position: 100% 50%; }
100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
}
.content {
height: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
gap: 20px;
text-align: center;
}
h1 {
font-size: 3rem;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
.controls {
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
padding: 20px 30px;
border-radius: 10px;
box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}
button, input[type="range"] {
margin: 10px;
padding: 10px 20px;
font-size: 1rem;
border: none;
border-radius: 8px;
cursor: pointer;
}
button {
background-color: #ffffff22;
color: white;
}
input[type="range"] {
width: 200px;
}
label {
display: block;
margin-top: 10px;
font-weight: bold;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="content">
<h1>Interactive Gradient Background</h1>
<div class="controls">
<button onclick="applyNewGradient()">New Gradient ????</button>
<button onclick="toggleDirection()">Toggle Direction ????</button>
<label>Speed (seconds)</label>
<input type="range" min="5" max="30" value="15" step="1" oninput="adjustSpeed(this.value)" />
<span id="speedValue">15s</span>
</div>
</div>
<script>
let direction = 'normal';
let animationDuration = 15;
function getRandomColor() {
const letters = "0123456789ABCDEF";
let color = "#";
for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
color += letters[Math.floor(Math.random() * 16)];
}
return color;
}
function generateGradient() {
const angle = Math.floor(Math.random() * 360);
return `linear-gradient(${angle}deg, ${getRandomColor()}, ${getRandomColor()}, ${getRandomColor()})`;
}
function applyNewGradient() {
const gradient = generateGradient();
const styleSheet = document.styleSheets[0];
for (let rule of styleSheet.cssRules) {
if (rule.selectorText === "body::before") {
rule.style.backgroundImage = gradient;
}
}
}
function adjustSpeed(seconds) {
animationDuration = seconds;
document.getElementById('speedValue').textContent = `${seconds}s`;
const styleSheet = document.styleSheets[0];
for (let rule of styleSheet.cssRules) {
if (rule.selectorText === "body::before") {
rule.style.animation = `moveGradient ${seconds}s ease infinite ${direction}`;
}
}
}
function toggleDirection() {
direction = direction === 'normal' ? 'reverse' : 'normal';
adjustSpeed(animationDuration); // re-apply animation with new direction
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
✨ Features Breakdown
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body::before: Full-screen gradient layer, animated -
JavaScript updates:
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background-imagewith random gradients -
animation-durationfor speed slider -
animation-directiontoggle button
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Clean layout and intuitive controls
✅ Try These Ideas Too
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Save favorite gradients to local storage
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Add a dark mode toggle
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Add gradient rotation animation
