Some design effects look more complex than they are. Text masking is one of them. It looks like something you would need Photoshop, custom CSS, or a developer to create, but the basic effect can be built directly in Divi 5 using native background, color, and blend mode settings.
The result is simple in concept: a heading appears to be filled with a gradient, image, GIF, or video instead of a flat text color. In this post, we’ll build that effect step by step and cover the design choices that make masked text look intentional rather than overdone.
