Glitch Reveal Text
The word stutters into existence through torn slices and color-split flashes, then settles perfectly clean and stays. Plays once; clip-path slices do the tearing, two copies do the color split.
Also known as: glitch text reveal css, glitch in animation, digital text entrance.
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HTML
<div class="txt-glitch-reveal" data-text="UNLOCKED">UNLOCKED</div>
CSS
.txt-glitch-reveal {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
color: var(--c);
letter-spacing: 0.06em;
opacity: 0;
animation: txt-glitch-reveal-in 1.1s steps(1, end) forwards;}
.txt-glitch-reveal::before,
.txt-glitch-reveal::after {
content: attr(data-text);
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
opacity: 0;
animation: 1.1s steps(1, end) forwards;
}
.txt-glitch-reveal::before {
color: #ff2d78;
animation-name: txt-glitch-reveal-red;
}
.txt-glitch-reveal::after {
color: #00c2ff;
animation-name: txt-glitch-reveal-cyan;
}
@keyframes txt-glitch-reveal-in {
0% { opacity: 0; clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0); transform: none; }
8% { opacity: 1; clip-path: inset(40% 0 35% 0); transform: translateX(-0.12em); }
16% { opacity: 1; clip-path: inset(0 0 62% 0); transform: translateX(0.08em); }
24% { opacity: 0; }
32% { opacity: 1; clip-path: inset(55% 0 0 0); transform: translateX(-0.05em); }
40% { opacity: 1; clip-path: inset(0); transform: skewX(-14deg); }
48% { opacity: 1; clip-path: inset(12% 0 22% 0); transform: translateX(0.06em); }
56% { opacity: 1; clip-path: inset(0); transform: translateX(-0.02em); }
64%, 100% { opacity: 1; clip-path: inset(0); transform: none; }
}
@keyframes txt-glitch-reveal-red {
0%, 64%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: none; }
8% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-0.1em); }
24% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0.14em); }
40% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-0.07em); }
56% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-0.04em); }
}
@keyframes txt-glitch-reveal-cyan {
0%, 64%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: none; }
16% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0.1em); }
24% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-0.12em); }
48% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0.07em); }
56% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0.04em); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-glitch-reveal, .txt-glitch-reveal *, .txt-glitch-reveal::before, .txt-glitch-reveal::after, .txt-glitch-reveal *::before, .txt-glitch-reveal *::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.