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Escapement Ratchet Reveal
A clock anchor rocks over a ratchet wheel. Each tick steps the wheel one tooth with a small recoil and slides a gate one letter further. Once the word is out, the wheel lets go and spins back.
Also known as: clock tick text reveal, escapement animation css, ratchet wheel text, ticking reveal text.
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- 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.