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Ink Roller Masthead
A brayer rolls across a blind debossed masthead and the letters fill with glossy ink right behind it. The wet shine dries off, the roller lifts away and the ink fades before the next pass.
Also known as: ink roller text reveal, letterpress masthead animation, newspaper masthead css, brayer ink text animation.
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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.