Typing Test Text Effect
The whole sentence waits in faint gray while typed characters light up over it and the caret steps along, like a typing speed test, then the result slides in underneath.
Also known as: typing speed test animation, type racer text effect, typing practice animation.
HTML
<div class="txt-typing-test-text" aria-label="the quick brown fox. 92 words per minute, 100% accuracy">
<span class="txt-typing-test-text-line" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="txt-typing-test-text-ghost">the quick brown fox</span>
<span class="txt-typing-test-text-typed">the quick brown fox</span>
<span class="txt-typing-test-text-caret"></span>
</span>
<span class="txt-typing-test-text-stats" aria-hidden="true"><b>92</b> wpm <b>100%</b> acc</span>
</div>CSS
.txt-typing-test-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;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: flex-start;
gap: 0.35em;
font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
font-weight: 500;}
.txt-typing-test-text-line {
position: relative;
}
.txt-typing-test-text-ghost,
.txt-typing-test-text-typed {
white-space: pre;
}
.txt-typing-test-text-ghost {
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 28%, transparent);
}
.txt-typing-test-text-typed {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 0;
overflow: hidden;
/* 19 characters at a brisk 65ms each */
animation: txt-typing-test-text-type 1.24s steps(19) 0.5s forwards;
}
.txt-typing-test-text-caret {
position: absolute;
top: 0.12em;
left: 0;
width: 0.08em;
height: 1em;
border-radius: 0.04em;
background: var(--c);
animation:
txt-typing-test-text-move 1.24s steps(19) 0.5s forwards,
txt-typing-test-text-fade 0.5s ease-in-out 1.9s infinite alternate;
}
.txt-typing-test-text-stats {
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.5em;
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 55%, transparent);
animation: txt-typing-test-text-stats 0.4s ease-out 1.9s both;
}
.txt-typing-test-text-stats b {
margin-left: 0.3em;
font-size: 1.5em;
color: var(--c);
}
.txt-typing-test-text-stats b:first-child {
margin-left: 0;
}
@keyframes txt-typing-test-text-type {
99.9%, to { width: 19ch; }
}
@keyframes txt-typing-test-text-move {
99.9%, to { transform: translateX(19ch); }
}
@keyframes txt-typing-test-text-fade {
0%, 40% { opacity: 1; }
100% { opacity: 0.1; }
}
@keyframes txt-typing-test-text-stats {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0.6em); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-typing-test-text, .txt-typing-test-text *, .txt-typing-test-text::before, .txt-typing-test-text::after, .txt-typing-test-text *::before, .txt-typing-test-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.