title: Creating a linear transparent gradient to a div
body: <p>I'd like to create a linear transparent gradient to a div. Is there any way to do that with jquery? Or should I use some other library like raphaeljs? I'd like to achieve an effect like the following:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ijdoO.png" alt="alt text"></p>