diff --git a/bin/gradient b/bin/gradient
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8dc8cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/gradient
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+echo ""
+COLUMNS=$(tput cols)
+
+line() {
+	i=1
+  while [[ $i -le $COLUMNS ]]; do
+		num=
+		echo -en "\u258$(($RANDOM % 8 + 1))"
+		i=$(($i + 1))
+	done
+}
+
+# print the text with gradient
+# awk -v columns=$COLUMNS -v s=$(line) \
+# 	'BEGIN{
+#     for (colnum = 0; colnum<columns+1; colnum++) {
+#         r = 255-(colnum*255/columns);
+#         g = (colnum*510/columns);
+#         b = (colnum*255/columns);
+#         if (g>255) g = 510-g;
+#         printf "\033[48;2;%d;%d;%dm", r,g,b;
+#         printf "\033[38;2;%d;%d;%dm", 255-r,255-g,255-b;
+#         printf "%s\033[0m", substr(s,colnum+1,1);
+#     }
+#     printf "\n";
+# }'
+awk -v columns=$COLUMNS -v s=$(line) \
+	'BEGIN{
+    for (colnum = 0; colnum<columns+1; colnum++) {
+        r = 255-(colnum*255/columns);
+        g = (colnum*510/columns);
+        b = (colnum*255/columns);
+        if (g>255) g = 510-g;
+        printf "\033[38;2;%d;%d;%dm", r,g,b;
+        printf "%s\033[0m", substr(s,colnum+1,1);
+    }
+    printf "\n";
+}'
diff --git a/home/dot_zshrc b/home/dot_zshrc
index 18701c0..6c84b6d 100644
--- a/home/dot_zshrc
+++ b/home/dot_zshrc
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ unset EXTRAFILE
 export DOTFILES_DIR DOTFILES_EXTRA_DIR
 
 # welcome art
-# clear
-! is-tty && [ -f ~/.welcome ] && cat ~/.welcome
-
+! is-tty && $DOTFILES_DIR/bin/gradient