Layered 3D Text Effect
Five copies of the word at different depths, each shifted in hue, sway in 3D so the layers fan apart like a paper cut. Two nested rotations on different timings trace a smooth figure eight.
Also known as: stacked text layers css, paper cut text effect, parallax 3d text.
HTML
<div class="txt-layered-3d-text" aria-label="LAYERS"><span class="txt-layered-3d-text-tilt" aria-hidden="true"><span class="txt-layered-3d-text-stack"><span style="--i: 0">LAYERS</span><span style="--i: 1">LAYERS</span><span style="--i: 2">LAYERS</span><span style="--i: 3">LAYERS</span><span style="--i: 4">LAYERS</span></span></span></div>
CSS
.txt-layered-3d-text {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 1.7);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 900;
line-height: 1.2;
display: inline-block;
perspective: 10em;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;}
.txt-layered-3d-text-tilt,
.txt-layered-3d-text-stack {
display: grid;
transform-style: preserve-3d;
}
.txt-layered-3d-text-tilt {
animation: txt-layered-3d-text-pitch 3s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1) infinite alternate;
}
.txt-layered-3d-text-stack {
animation: txt-layered-3d-text-yaw 6s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1) infinite alternate;
}
/* layer 0 in front; each one behind is pushed back and turned on the color wheel */
.txt-layered-3d-text-stack span {
grid-area: 1 / 1;
color: var(--c);
filter: hue-rotate(calc(var(--i) * 40deg));
transform: translateZ(calc(var(--i) * -0.2em));
}
@keyframes txt-layered-3d-text-pitch {
from { transform: rotateX(14deg); }
to { transform: rotateX(-10deg); }
}
@keyframes txt-layered-3d-text-yaw {
from { transform: rotateY(-28deg); }
to { transform: rotateY(28deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-layered-3d-text, .txt-layered-3d-text *, .txt-layered-3d-text::before, .txt-layered-3d-text::after, .txt-layered-3d-text *::before, .txt-layered-3d-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.