CSS – Linear Gradient with cross browser compatibility.

The Source Code to copy/paste:

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.gradient { /* Vertical Gradient Sample */
  background-color: #444444;  /* Oldest Browsers with no gradient compatibility */
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#444444), to(#999999)); /* Chrome, Safari 4+ */
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #444444, #999999); /* Chrome 10-25, iOS 5+, Safari 5.1+ */
  background-image:    -moz-linear-gradient(top, #444444, #999999); /* Firefox 3.6-15 */
  background-image:      -o-linear-gradient(top, #444444, #999999); /* Opera 11.10-12.00 */
  background-image:         linear-gradient(to bottom, #444444, #999999); /* Chrome 26, Firefox 16+, IE 10+, Opera 12.10+ */
}

If you want IE 6-9 compatibility:

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<style type="text/css">
.gradient { /* Horizontal Gradient Sample */
    background: #ffffff; /* Old browsers */
    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(left, #ffffff 0%, #000000 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, color-stop(0%,#ffffff), color-stop(100%,#000000)); /* Chrome, Safari4+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, #ffffff 0%,#000000 100%); /* Chrome10+, Safari5.1+ */
    background: -o-linear-gradient(left, #ffffff 0%,#000000 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(left, #ffffff 0%,#000000 100%); /* IE10+ */
    background: linear-gradient(left,  #ffffff 0%,#000000 100%); /* W3C */
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#000000',GradientType=1 ); /* IE6-8 */
}
</style>
<!--[if gte IE 9]>
    <style type="text/css">
        .gradient {
            filter: progid:dximagetransform.microsoft.gradient(enabled=false);
        }
    </style>
<![endif]-->

IE 6-9 compatibility code can creates conflicts with some JavaScript Libraries.

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