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Text animations for headlines

Headlines that arrive. Blur in, letters and words one by one, typewriter and scramble.

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Headlines that arrive

A text effect gives a headline an entrance, and it should never cost readability. The five components here keep real text in the page, screen readers hear each sentence once, words never break across lines, and with reduced motion the text simply stands there.

Blur in sharpens a whole line, the calmest of the five. Letter stagger lets letters rise one by one for short brand lines. Word reveal brings in words as the line scrolls in or lights them up while you read, good for a manifesto. Typewriter types, holds and deletes, for hero loops and prompts, with the space reserved so nothing jumps. Scramble resolves letters into the text, a fit for tech brands and links on hover.

Animate one headline per screen, not every heading on the page. Keep the effect short, under a second for a single line. Typewriter and scramble suit short words, long sentences read better with blur in or word reveal.

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blur-in

Blur in

A whole line goes from blurred to sharp. It stays real text, only opacity, filter and transform move.

Props and details · Blur in

Soft

A light haze that rises a little, the lead follows a beat later.

Strong

Deep blur and a slight zoom for a short brand line.

Sequence on scroll

Three lines sharpen one after another while you scroll. The last one carries the accent.

letter-stagger

Letter stagger

Letters enter one after another, words stay whole and never break across lines. Screen readers hear the text once.

Props and details · Letter stagger

Rise

Letters rise into place, the place name carries the accent.

Blur on scroll

Letters sharpen in place with the scroll position, calm enough for a serious tone.

Scale

Letters grow from a little smaller, quick and bright, left aligned.

scramble

Scramble

Letters scramble and resolve into the text when it scrolls in and again on hover. Seeded, so every visit looks the same, and nothing moves.

Props and details · Scramble

Headline

A large line resolves from left to right, unresolved letters in the accent.

Code on scroll

A voucher code that decodes letter by letter with the scroll position, tabular digits, letters of the same case only.

typewriter

Typewriter

Types, holds and deletes with a caret, over one or several lines. The space is reserved, so nothing around it moves.

Props and details · Typewriter

Hero loop

The last words of a headline take turns, typed and deleted in a loop.

Prompt on scroll

A long sentence typed by the scroll position, wrapping naturally, with a block caret. Scroll back and it deletes.

Command

Commands in a terminal, each typed and replaced by the next, with an underscore caret.

word-reveal

Word reveal

Words rise one after another when the line scrolls in, or light up while you read. Screen readers hear the sentence once, without JavaScript it stands complete.

Props and details · Word reveal

Hero line

Display size, rising out of a soft blur, one phrase in the accent.

Blur

Each word sharpens in place, nothing moves. Slower and quieter.

While reading

A lead paragraph lights up word by word with the scroll, the reading position carries the light.

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