Split Text Reveal Effect
The top half of the word slides in from the left and the bottom half from the right, meeting in the middle. Two clipped pseudo-element copies, then the real text takes over.
Also known as: split text animation css, two halves text effect, sliced text reveal.
Meet halfway
HTML
<div class="txt-split-text-reveal" data-text="Meet halfway">Meet halfway</div>
CSS
.txt-split-text-reveal {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--txt-size, 32px);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
white-space: nowrap;
color: transparent;
animation: txt-split-text-reveal-settle 0s 1s forwards;}
/* the halves are copies; the empty alt text keeps screen readers from reading them */
.txt-split-text-reveal::before,
.txt-split-text-reveal::after {
content: attr(data-text);
content: attr(data-text) / "";
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
color: var(--c);
}
.txt-split-text-reveal::before {
clip-path: inset(0 0 50% 0);
animation: txt-split-text-reveal-left 1s cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.2, 1) both, txt-split-text-reveal-hide 0s 1s forwards;
}
.txt-split-text-reveal::after {
clip-path: inset(50% 0 0 0);
animation: txt-split-text-reveal-right 1s cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.2, 1) both, txt-split-text-reveal-hide 0s 1s forwards;
}
@keyframes txt-split-text-reveal-left {
0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-1.6em); }
35% { opacity: 1; }
100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
}
@keyframes txt-split-text-reveal-right {
0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(1.6em); }
35% { opacity: 1; }
100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(0); }
}
@keyframes txt-split-text-reveal-hide {
to { visibility: hidden; }
}
@keyframes txt-split-text-reveal-settle {
to { color: var(--c); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-split-text-reveal, .txt-split-text-reveal *, .txt-split-text-reveal::before, .txt-split-text-reveal::after, .txt-split-text-reveal *::before, .txt-split-text-reveal *::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.