Strikethrough Rotating Text
Each word gets crossed off: a line draws through it, the word fades back, then it lifts away for the next one. Reads like a to-do list being cleared, which suits 'no more...' and 'stop...' headlines.
Also known as: crossed out word animation, strike through text swap, no more words rotator.
No more
meetings
busywork
chaos
HTML
<div class="txt-strikethrough-rotating-text">No more
<span class="txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-words">
<span style="--i: 0">meetings</span>
<span style="--i: 1">busywork</span>
<span style="--i: 2">chaos</span>
</span>
</div>CSS
.txt-strikethrough-rotating-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: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 0.28em;
white-space: nowrap;}
.txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-words {
display: inline-grid;
}
.txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-words span {
grid-area: 1 / 1;
justify-self: start;
position: relative;
color: var(--c);
/* 3 words x 2.6s = 7.8s */
animation: txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-word 7.8s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * 2.6s - 8.3s);
}
.txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-words span::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: -0.06em;
right: -0.06em;
top: 52%;
height: 0.09em;
border-radius: 0.05em;
background: var(--c);
transform: scaleX(0);
transform-origin: left;
animation: txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-strike 7.8s cubic-bezier(0.6, 0, 0.3, 1) infinite;
animation-delay: inherit;
}
.txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-words span:not(:first-child) {
opacity: 0;
}
@keyframes txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-word {
0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0.3em); color: var(--c); }
4.49% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
15.38% { color: var(--c); }
20.51% { color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, transparent); }
28.85% {
opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0);
animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.75, 0);
}
33.33% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-0.3em); }
100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0.3em); color: var(--c); }
}
@keyframes txt-strikethrough-rotating-text-strike {
0%, 15.38% { transform: scaleX(0); }
20.51%, 100% { transform: scaleX(1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-strikethrough-rotating-text, .txt-strikethrough-rotating-text *, .txt-strikethrough-rotating-text::before, .txt-strikethrough-rotating-text::after, .txt-strikethrough-rotating-text *::before, .txt-strikethrough-rotating-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.