a collection of stolen chosting tricks.
drop cap
<div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(54, 7, 26); line-height: 1.2rem; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 22rem; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 6.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -0.4rem 0.2rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 5.2rem;">
cap goes here. you may need to tweak font-size, line-height, and/or margin
</span>
your text goes here
</div>
blurry text
ahhh fuck where did i put my glasses
<p style="font-size: 20px; color: transparent; text-shadow: black 0px 0px 5px;">ahhh fuck where did i put my glasses</p>
dithering effect
css gradient as div bg
regular color image
text
<div style="position: relative; margin: auto; height: 100%; background-color: white; filter: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,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#threshold');"><div style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; z-index: 100; width: 100%; height: 100%; image-rendering: pixelated; mix-blend-mode: overlay; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) url('data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAAECAAAAACMmsGiAAAAGElEQVR4AWNhaFjQwHKg4UADS0GDAYQFAE68CFHWssiIAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC') repeat scroll left top; pointer-events: none;"></div>
put anything you want dithered here
</div>
inline animation

<div>
opening text
<div style="position:relative;top:3px;display:inline-block;animation:1s ease-in-out 0s infinite normal none running bounce;font-size: 24px;">
text to animate
</div>
closing text
</div>
bounce with semi-realistic shadow
<div style="text-align: center; position: relative;">
<div style="position: absolute;inset: 0;top: 0px;transform: scale(1, -1) rotate3d(1, 0, 0, 290deg);top: 43rem;">
<span style="color: transparent;font-size: 20rem; text-shadow: 5px 5px 50px #a2a2;animation: position:relative;margin-top:10rem;display:inline-block;animation:1s ease-in-out 0s infinite normal none running bounce;">
<div style="transform: scale(1, -1);">🥰</div></span>
</div>
<span style="font-size: 20rem; animation: position:relative;margin-top:10rem;display:inline-block;animation:1s ease-in-out 0s infinite normal none running bounce;position: relative;z-index:2;">🥰</span>
</div>
generator
copy/paste into dev console. most browsers open this with F12
genTextShadowBounce = (t, s, um) => console.log(`<div style="text-align: center; position: relative;">
<div style="position: absolute;inset: 0;top: 0px;transform: scale(1, -1) rotate3d(1, 0, 0, 290deg);top: ${s*2.15}${um};">
<span style="color: transparent;font-size: ${s}${um}; text-shadow: 5px 5px ${s/10}${um} #a2a2;animation: position:relative;margin-top:10rem;display:inline-block;animation:1s ease-in-out 0s infinite normal none running bounce;">
<div style="transform: scale(1, -1);">${t}</div></span>
</div>
<span style="font-size: ${s}${um}; animation: position:relative;margin-top:10rem;display:inline-block;animation:1s ease-in-out 0s infinite normal none running bounce;position: relative;z-index:2;">${t}</span>
</div>`)
genTextShadowBounce("🥰", 20, 'rem');
plaque with gradient background
<div style="text-align: justify;padding: 10%;margin:10%;background: #fff4 linear-gradient(45deg, #ebb8, #ecb8, #eeb8, #beb8, #bbe8, #cbe8, #ebe8);border: thick solid #ddd8;border-radius: 20px;box-shadow: 5px 5px 15px #0004;opacity:0.9;">
enter your text here
</div>
i stole this one from myself.
gradient text
<div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; text-align: center;">
<div style="display: inline-block;font-weight: 799;color: transparent;background: #000c linear-gradient(-45deg, #f44, #f64, #bb4, #4b4, #44f, #b8f, #b4f);-webkit-background-clip: text;background-clip: text;font-size: 36px;line-height: 48px;width: 80%;text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: transparent;background: #000c linear-gradient(-45deg, #f44, #f64, #bb4, #4b4, #44f, #b8f, #b4f);-webkit-background-clip: text;background-clip: text;font-size: 12.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -1.4rem 0.4rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 10.2rem;">
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</span>
nter your text here
</div></div>
i stole this one from myself.
gradient text with drop shadow
<div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; text-align: justify;padding: 7% 10%;font-weight: 799;font-size: 26px;line-height: 36px;position: relative;">
<div style="color: transparent;">
<span style="font-size: 14.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -5.4rem 0.4rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 16.5rem;">
y
</span>
our text here
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;color: #fff8;text-shadow: 2px 2px 10px #0004;position: absolute; inset: 10%">
<span style="font-size: 14.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -5.4rem 0.4rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 16.5rem;">
y
</span>
our text here
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;color: transparent;background: #000c linear-gradient(-45deg, #f44, #f64, #bb4, #4b4, #44f, #b8f, #b4f);-webkit-background-clip: text;background-clip: text;position: absolute;inset: 10%">
<span style="display: inline-block;color: transparent;background: #000c linear-gradient(-45deg, #f44, #f64, #bb4, #4b4, #44f, #b8f, #b4f);-webkit-background-clip: text;background-clip: text;font-size: 14.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -5.4rem 0.4rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 16.5rem;">
y
</span>
our text here
</div>
</div>
i stole this one from myself.
all together now
<div style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif;text-align: justify;font-weight: 799;font-size: 26px;line-height: 36px;position: relative;padding: 7% 10%;margin:5%;background: #fff4 linear-gradient(45deg, #ebb8, #ecb8, #eeb8, #beb8, #bbe8, #cbe8, #ebe8);border: thick solid #ddd8;border-radius: 20px;box-shadow: 5px 5px 15px #0004;opacity:0.9;">
<div style="color: transparent;">
<span style="font-size: 14.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -5.4rem 0.4rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 16.5rem;">
y
</span>
our text here
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;color: #fff8;text-shadow: 2px 2px 10px #0004;position: absolute; inset: 10%">
<span style="font-size: 14.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -5.4rem 0.4rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 16.5rem;">
y
</span>
our text here
</div>
<div style="display: inline-block;color: transparent;background: #000c linear-gradient(-45deg, #f44, #f64, #bb4, #4b4, #44f, #b8f, #b4f);-webkit-background-clip: text;background-clip: text;position: absolute;inset: 10%">
<span style="display: inline-block;color: transparent;background: #000c linear-gradient(-45deg, #f44, #f64, #bb4, #4b4, #44f, #b8f, #b4f);-webkit-background-clip: text;background-clip: text;font-size: 14.2rem; font-weight: 900; float: left; margin: -5.4rem 0.4rem 0rem 0px; line-height: 16.5rem;">
y
</span>
our text here
</div>
</div>
i stole this one from myself.
copy editing marks
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<span style="position:relative;top:-0.35rem;left:0.25rem;color:darkred;"><sub style="transform:rotate(-10deg);display:inline-block;">V</sub><span style="position:absolute;top:-0.75rem;left:-1.5rem;">
replace
</span></span> <span style="text-decoration-color:darkred; text-decoration-line:line-through;">
remove
</span>
i stole this one from myself.
items i'm not going to rework...
additional reading
@oatmealine
how to tweak the built in animations
markdown plus generator (external site)