text-stroke
allows you to do cool things to your text.
-webkit-text-stroke: 1px #cc0000; -webkit-text-fill-color: #FFFFFF;
This test element uses the WebKit syntax.
background: -moz-linear-gradient(left, #fff, #000);
This test element uses the Mozilla syntax.
This test element uses the Opera syntax.
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#000000');
This test element uses the Microsoft syntax.
I haven’t found a way to make the gradient go from left to right. Also, make sure you use six hex figures, not three, or IE may get confused.