Multi-line Typewriter Effect
Three lines type one after another, and the caret hops down to each new line when the last one is done. Each line carries its length and start time as custom properties.
Also known as: typewriter multiple lines css, typing animation two lines, sequential typing text.
Hi, I'm Sam.
I design and
build for the web.
HTML
<div class="txt-multi-line-typewriter"> <span class="txt-multi-line-typewriter-line" style="--n: 12; --d: 0.2s; --hold: 1.4s">Hi, I'm Sam.</span> <span class="txt-multi-line-typewriter-line" style="--n: 12; --d: 1.6s; --hold: 1.4s">I design and</span> <span class="txt-multi-line-typewriter-line" style="--n: 18; --d: 3s">build for the web.</span> </div>
CSS
.txt-multi-line-typewriter {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
display: inline-block;
width: calc(18ch + 0.1em);
font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.35;
text-align: left;}
.txt-multi-line-typewriter-line {
display: block;
box-sizing: content-box;
width: 0;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: pre;
border-right: 0.07em solid transparent;
/* --n = characters in the line, --d = when it starts, --hold = how long it keeps the caret */
animation:
txt-multi-line-typewriter-type calc(var(--n) * 75ms) steps(var(--n)) var(--d) forwards,
txt-multi-line-typewriter-caret var(--hold) step-end var(--d);
}
.txt-multi-line-typewriter-line:first-child {
color: var(--c);
}
.txt-multi-line-typewriter-line:last-child {
animation:
txt-multi-line-typewriter-type calc(var(--n) * 75ms) steps(var(--n)) var(--d) forwards,
txt-multi-line-typewriter-blink 0.9s step-end var(--d) infinite;
}
@keyframes txt-multi-line-typewriter-type {
99.9%, to { width: calc(var(--n) * 1ch); }
}
@keyframes txt-multi-line-typewriter-caret {
0%, 100% { border-right-color: var(--c); }
}
@keyframes txt-multi-line-typewriter-blink {
0% { border-right-color: var(--c); }
50% { border-right-color: transparent; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-multi-line-typewriter, .txt-multi-line-typewriter *, .txt-multi-line-typewriter::before, .txt-multi-line-typewriter::after, .txt-multi-line-typewriter *::before, .txt-multi-line-typewriter *::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.