I didn't look at Charlies solution but I don't get any problem putting the 
styleblock I proposed in a dedicated stylesheet tiddler, and then applying 
e.g like so:

asdf @@.jack
!GOLD
@@asdf

! This Heading

<:-)

On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 3:13:49 AM UTC+1 taale...@gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks Mat and Charlie!
>
> So, it looks like I CAN create the class, but have to call it in a 
> span/div to apply it. 
>
> Which is better than I was expecting, because It was looking like I'd have 
> to copy/paste the css into every relevant bit.
>
> Thanks a ton!!
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 7:01 PM Charlie Veniot <cj.v...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is this what you are looking for?
>>
>> Download attached json and drag it into tiddlywiki.com to try/analyze.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, November 8, 2021 at 9:34:47 PM UTC-4 taale...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Well, that works for me too Mat - as long as I use inline HTML/CSS like 
>>> you did above. 
>>>
>>> But if I use the TW class caller (I can't think of the word) like this, 
>>> no bueno, empty tiddler: 
>>>
>>> @@.jack
>>> !!JACK
>>> @@
>>>
>>> Which I suppose answers my question. Everything has to be styled in 
>>> line, classes won't work here.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 6:09 PM Mat <matia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This works on tiddlywiki.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <style>
>>>> .jack {
>>>>   font-size: 72px;
>>>>   background: url(<$macrocall $name="datauri" title="Motovun Jack.jpg" 
>>>> $output="text/plain"/>);
>>>>   -webkit-background-clip: text;
>>>>   -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
>>>> }
>>>> </style>
>>>>
>>>> <div class="jack">
>>>>
>>>> !GOLD
>>>> </div>
>>>>
>>>> <:-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, November 8, 2021 at 8:52:06 PM UTC+1 taale...@gmail.com 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to make a class that will allow me to fill text with an 
>>>>> image. For example, making a drop cap for a manuscript-inspired theme 
>>>>> that 
>>>>> looks like it's been gilded, by using an image of gold leaf.
>>>>>
>>>>> The interwebz tell me that I want to use background-clip, but I'm not 
>>>>> sure how to set that up in a CSS class. Does anyone have any pointers?
>>>>>
>>>>> All I have so far, which doesn't work (and I didn't think it would):
>>>>>
>>>>> .dropcap { font-size: 40px;
>>>>> margin: 10pc;
>>>>> border: 5px double black;
>>>>> float: left; background-image: url(<$macrocall $name="datauri" 
>>>>> title="paua.jpg" $output="text/plain"/>) background-clip: text; }
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Aidan
>>>>>
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