htmltypist.js
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typist.js shows a typing effect which can be applied to any HTML element or parent element.
Please use the code as you wish - tweet me @craigbuckler if you find it useful.
The page must load the CSS and JavaScript. It can be placed anywhere on the page but, typically, the CSS is loaded in the <head> and the JS is loaded just before the closing </body> tag:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="dist/typist.css">
<script src="dist/typist.js"></script>
(A module bundler can also be used.)
To apply a typing effect to any element, add a data-typist attribute:
<p data-typist="">Type and retype this paragraph forever!</p>
Pass a numeric value to the attribute to retype that number of times:
<p data-typist="1">This paragraph is typed once.</p>
When an element has two or more child elements, their text is typed in sequence:
<p data-typist="">
<span>This is typed first.</span>
<span>This is typed second.</span>
<span>This is typed third.</span>
</p>
"This is typed" is consistent across all sentences so it is never deleted.
typist.js can be dynamically applied in JavaScript by passing a single element in an option object:
new Typist({
element: document.getElementById('myelement')
});
The following options can be set as HTML5 attributes or JavaScript object options:
| HTML5 attribute | JS object option | description |
|---|---|---|
data-typist="" | element: node | set element(s) to type |
data-typist="N" | typist: N | repeat typing N times. Omit to repeat forever (the default). |
data-cursor="N" | cursor: N | set 0 for no cursor, 1 to show cursor until typing completes, or 2 to show cursor forever (default 1) |
data-delay-start="N" | delayStart: N | delay typing for N milliseconds or pass -1 to delay typing until the element is scrolled into view (default 0) |
data-delay-end="N" | delayEnd: N | pause for N milliseconds before typing the next item (default 2000) |
data-delay-type="N" | delayType: N | pause for N milliseconds between each character (default 80) |
data-delay-variance="N" | delayVariance: N | randomly vary the typing speed by N milliseconds (default 50 - each character therefore appears at 30ms to 130ms intervals) |
data-sequence="NAME" | delaySequence: NAME | elements with the same NAME are typed in order - each will complete one animation before the next element is typed |
The following named sequence example types each list item in turn when the first is scrolled into view:
<ul>
<li data-typist="1" data-sequence="mylist" data-delay-start="-1">item one</li>
<li data-typist="1" data-sequence="mylist">item two</li>
<li data-typist="1" data-sequence="mylist">item three</li>
</ul>
The following code segments have the same result; an item is typed three times using a delay of 300-500ms between characters once it appears in view:
<p
data-typist="3"
data-delay-start="-1"
data-delay-type="400"
data-delay-variance="100">This will be typed.</p>
Alternatively:
<p id="myelement">This will be typed.</p>
<script>
new Typist({
element: document.getElementById('myelement'),
typist: 3,
delayStart: -1,
delayType: 400,
delayVariance: 100
});
</script>
typist.css is optional and only required for the cursor character and animation which can be configured as necessary.
A typist class is applied to all elements being typed, so global styles can be applied if required.
FAQs
web page typing effect animation
The npm package htmltypist.js receives a total of 4 weekly downloads. As such, htmltypist.js popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that htmltypist.js demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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