They’re copyrighted. (And you don’t have to file for a copyright to have one.)
Go ahead and reuse fonts and gradients and design something inspired by someone else’s website. But don’t copy their design in a recognizable way. The latter is both unethical and (in most places) illegal.
Depends on jurisdiction, and possibly the design, i.e. if it's very artistic it may be protected, if it's a standard theme with a few colors changed it may not be.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 19.9 ms ] threadGo ahead and reuse fonts and gradients and design something inspired by someone else’s website. But don’t copy their design in a recognizable way. The latter is both unethical and (in most places) illegal.