Just want the border to have colors

HTML-CSS
1

hey, i wrote this code, the problem is that i only want it’s border to have that color gradient and the background should be black, but when i set the background as black and not transparent it just show black background not the border.

.sign-in-buttons {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 1rem;
}
.sign-in {
  background-color: transparent;
  position: relative;
  padding:  15px 30px;
  color: white;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-size: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.sign-in::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -5px;  
  bottom: -5px;
  left: -5px;
  right: -5px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9a4eff, #ce63ff);
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: 50px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  transform-origin: left;
  transform: scaleX(1);
}
.sign-in::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -5px;
  bottom: -5px;
  left: -5px;
  right: -5px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9a4eff, #ce63ff);
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: 50px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.sign-in:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}
2

can you also share your html, and specify which element you are talking about?

3

html is just a button but here it is

<div class="sign-in-buttons">
        <button class="sign-in">Sign In</button>
        <button class="sign-up">Sign Up</button>
</div>
4

and what is it the “it” you are talking about here?

5

i’m talking about the button

6

can you tell more of what you want to obtain and what issues are you having? what code have you tried?

7

You know those buttons with a black background, but the text and border have that smooth gradient vibe? That’s what I’m trying to make. But in my case, the whole background’s turning gradient, which I don’t want.

8

I don’t think I know which buttons you are talking about

you are setting the background to be a gradient

you can take a look here: Gradient Borders in CSS | CSS-Tricks