Dripping Text Effect
Drops of paint slowly swell under the letters, stretch, and fall away, each letter on its own schedule. Every drop is a pseudo-element that scales from its top edge, then drops and fades.
Also known as: wet paint text, drip text animation css, melting text drips.
HTML
<div class="txt-dripping-text" aria-label="Wet paint"><span aria-hidden="true"><span style="--i: 0">W</span><span style="--i: 1">e</span><span style="--i: 2">t</span><span style="--i: 3"> </span><span style="--i: 4">p</span><span style="--i: 5">a</span><span style="--i: 6">i</span><span style="--i: 7">n</span><span style="--i: 8">t</span></span></div>
CSS
.txt-dripping-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
color: var(--c);
padding-bottom: 0.9em;}
.txt-dripping-text span span {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.txt-dripping-text span span::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0.88em;
left: 50%;
width: 0.17em;
height: 0.22em;
margin-left: -0.085em;
border-radius: 50% 50% 50% 50% / 40% 40% 60% 60%;
background: var(--c);
transform-origin: 50% 0;
animation: txt-dripping-text-drip 4s infinite;
animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * -1.3s);
}
.txt-dripping-text span span:nth-child(3n)::after { animation-duration: 3.3s; }
@keyframes txt-dripping-text-drip {
0% { transform: translateY(0) scale(0.3, 0); opacity: 1; animation-timing-function: ease-in-out; }
/* swell, stretch, let go */
50% { transform: translateY(0) scale(0.9, 1); animation-timing-function: ease-in; }
62% { transform: translateY(0.06em) scale(0.75, 1.35); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 1, 0.6); }
78% { transform: translateY(0.95em) scale(0.7, 1.2); opacity: 1; animation-timing-function: linear; }
84%, 100% { transform: translateY(1.1em) scale(0.6, 1); opacity: 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-dripping-text, .txt-dripping-text *, .txt-dripping-text::before, .txt-dripping-text::after, .txt-dripping-text *::before, .txt-dripping-text *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.