gradient mask

<style>
.gradmask {
background: linear-gradient(pink 50%, hotpink);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
-webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
font-size:2em;
filter: drop-shadow(0px 1px black) drop-shadow(0 -1px black) drop-shadow(1px 0 black) drop-shadow(-1px 0 black);
}
</style>

<div class="gradmask"><strong>gradient mask</strong></div>