Insert Coin Arcade Text
An arcade attract-screen line: INSERT COIN blinks on a steady beat and swaps color each time, a pointer nudges beside it, and a credit counter sits underneath. All hard steps, no fades.
Also known as: press start text, arcade blinking text, retro game title screen text.
INSERT COIN
CREDIT 00
HTML
<div class="txt-insert-coin-text"> <div class="txt-insert-coin-text-cta"><span class="txt-insert-coin-text-arrow" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="txt-insert-coin-text-blink">INSERT COIN</span></div> <div class="txt-insert-coin-text-credit">CREDIT 00</div> </div>
CSS
.txt-insert-coin-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;
font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
font-weight: 800;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
text-align: center;
color: var(--c);
text-shadow: 0.07em 0.07em 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, #000);}
.txt-insert-coin-text-cta {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.35em;
padding-right: 0.85em;
}
.txt-insert-coin-text-arrow {
width: 0.5em;
height: 0.6em;
background: currentColor;
clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 50%, 0 100%);
animation: txt-insert-coin-text-nudge 0.8s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
.txt-insert-coin-text-blink {
animation: txt-insert-coin-text-blink 1.6s steps(1, end) infinite;
}
.txt-insert-coin-text-credit {
margin-top: 0.7em;
text-shadow: none;
font-size: 0.5em;
letter-spacing: 0.24em;
opacity: 0.7;
}
@keyframes txt-insert-coin-text-nudge {
0%, 100% { transform: translateX(0); }
50% { transform: translateX(0.15em); }
}
@keyframes txt-insert-coin-text-blink {
0%, 100% { opacity: 1; color: var(--c); }
38% { opacity: 0; }
50% { opacity: 1; color: #f59e0b; }
88% { opacity: 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-insert-coin-text, .txt-insert-coin-text *, .txt-insert-coin-text::before, .txt-insert-coin-text::after, .txt-insert-coin-text *::before, .txt-insert-coin-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.