Gradient 3D text (source is http://codepen.io/anon/pen/JzjdL)

Gradient 3D text

<h1 class="text"><span>Gradient 3D text</span></h1>
<style>
	body {
		background-color: #272727;
	}

	h1 {
        font-family: "Arial", sans-serif;
        font-size: 85px;
        text-align: center;
        font-weight: bold;
    	color: #3d3d3d;
    	margin-top: 200px;
    }

    .text {
        position:relative;
    }
    .text:after {
        content: '';
        position:absolute;
        display:block;
        top:0;
        left:0;
        height:100%;
        width:100%;
        background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(39,39,39,1) 0%, rgba(39,39,39,0) 100%);
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(39,39,39,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(39,39,39,0)));
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(39,39,39,1) 0%,rgba(39,39,39,0) 100%);
background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(39,39,39,1) 0%,rgba(39,39,39,0) 100%);
background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(39,39,39,1) 0%,rgba(39,39,39,0) 100%);
background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  rgba(39,39,39,1) 0%,rgba(39,39,39,0) 100%);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#272727', endColorstr='#00272727',GradientType=0 );

    }

    span {
    	  text-shadow: 
    	  	0 -1px 0 #858585,
              
               
               0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.6),
               0 6px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1),
               0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,.2),
               0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3),
               0 3px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.2),
               0 7px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.25),
               0 15px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.2),
               0 25px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.15);
    }

</style>