Someone Is Typing Text
The chat status line with three bouncing dots after a name. The dots use the same bounce curve as Tailwind's animate-bounce, staggered with negative delays so they ripple from the first frame.
Also known as: user is typing animation, typing indicator css, chat typing dots text.
Maya is typing
HTML
<div class="txt-someone-is-typing-text"> <span>Maya is typing</span> <span class="txt-someone-is-typing-text-dots" aria-hidden="true"><i></i><i></i><i></i></span> </div>
CSS
.txt-someone-is-typing-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;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 0.35em;
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 0.75);
font-weight: 500;
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 60%, transparent);}
.txt-someone-is-typing-text-dots {
display: inline-flex;
gap: 0.18em;
}
.txt-someone-is-typing-text-dots i {
width: 0.3em;
height: 0.3em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--c);
animation: txt-someone-is-typing-text-bounce 1s infinite;
}
.txt-someone-is-typing-text-dots i:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: -0.3s; }
.txt-someone-is-typing-text-dots i:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: -0.15s; }
@keyframes txt-someone-is-typing-text-bounce {
0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-0.3em); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.8, 0, 1, 1); }
50% { transform: none; animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-someone-is-typing-text, .txt-someone-is-typing-text *, .txt-someone-is-typing-text::before, .txt-someone-is-typing-text::after, .txt-someone-is-typing-text *::before, .txt-someone-is-typing-text *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Tailwind CSS version
The same effect using Tailwind utility classes. No custom CSS or config needed.
<div class="inline-flex items-baseline gap-2 text-2xl font-medium text-gray-500">
<span>Maya is typing</span>
<span class="inline-flex gap-1" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="flex h-4 items-end animate-bounce [animation-delay:-0.3s]"><span class="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-blue-500"></span></span>
<span class="flex h-4 items-end animate-bounce [animation-delay:-0.15s]"><span class="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-blue-500"></span></span>
<span class="flex h-4 items-end animate-bounce"><span class="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-blue-500"></span></span>
</span>
</div>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.