CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

canvas text gradient

var c=document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx=c.getContext("2d");

ctx.font="20px Georgia";
ctx.fillText("Hello World!",10,50);

ctx.font="30px Verdana";
// Create gradient
var gradient=ctx.createLinearGradient(0,0,c.width,0);
gradient.addColorStop("0","magenta");
gradient.addColorStop("0.5","blue");
gradient.addColorStop("1.0","red");
// Fill with gradient
ctx.fillStyle=gradient;
ctx.fillText("Big smile!",10,90);