Gradient Underlines with CSS

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a, span {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
}
a:hover::after, .underline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 2px;
  left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  background: red;
  background: linear-gradient(to left, transparent 0%,red 50%,transparent 100%);
}