Word by Word Text Animation
Each word slides up out of its own hidden slot, tilted slightly, one after another. Every word is an overflow: hidden wrapper around a moving span, so the edge stays crisp.
Also known as: split words animation css, staggered word reveal, words slide up one by one.
Every word counts
HTML
<div class="txt-word-by-word-reveal"><span class="txt-word-by-word-reveal-w"><span style="--i: 0">Every</span></span> <span class="txt-word-by-word-reveal-w"><span style="--i: 1">word</span></span> <span class="txt-word-by-word-reveal-w"><span style="--i: 2">counts</span></span></div>
CSS
.txt-word-by-word-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;
color: var(--c);
white-space: nowrap;}
/* the slot: clips the word while it is below the line */
.txt-word-by-word-reveal-w {
display: inline-block;
overflow: hidden;
vertical-align: top;
padding: 0 0.06em 0.08em;
margin: 0 -0.06em -0.08em;
}
.txt-word-by-word-reveal-w > span {
display: inline-block;
transform-origin: 0 100%;
animation: txt-word-by-word-reveal-up 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) calc(0.1s + var(--i) * 0.09s) both;
}
@keyframes txt-word-by-word-reveal-up {
from { transform: translateY(110%) rotate(8deg); }
to { transform: translateY(0) rotate(0); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-word-by-word-reveal, .txt-word-by-word-reveal *, .txt-word-by-word-reveal::before, .txt-word-by-word-reveal::after, .txt-word-by-word-reveal *::before, .txt-word-by-word-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.