Words Pop Out One by One
Each word of the line springs up from nothing with a tilt, overshoots, wobbles and settles, and the last lands on an accent pill. Hand-tuned keyframes give a real spring rather than one bouncy curve.
Also known as: words popping out animation, word pop in css, spring text animation, pop up text animation.
Make every word count.
HTML
<div class="txt-words-spring-pop"><span style="--i: 0">Make</span> <span style="--i: 1">every</span> <span style="--i: 2">word</span> <span class="txt-words-spring-pop-hit" style="--i: 3">count.</span></div>
CSS
.txt-words-spring-pop {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 1.3);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 800;
line-height: 1.2;
white-space: nowrap;
letter-spacing: -0.02em;}
.txt-words-spring-pop span {
display: inline-block;
transform-origin: 50% 90%;
animation: txt-words-spring-pop-pop 4.2s infinite backwards;
animation-delay: calc(var(--i) * 0.16s);
}
.txt-words-spring-pop-hit {
padding: 0 0.16em 0.04em;
border-radius: 0.24em;
color: var(--c);
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 14%, transparent);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent);
}
@keyframes txt-words-spring-pop-pop {
0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0.45em) scale(0.2) rotate(-12deg); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.9, 0.35, 1); }
6% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-0.1em) scale(1.14) rotate(4deg); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1); }
10% { transform: translateY(0.03em) scale(0.95) rotate(-1.5deg); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1); }
14% { transform: translateY(-0.01em) scale(1.02) rotate(0.5deg); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1); }
18%, 76% { opacity: 1; transform: none; filter: blur(0); animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 0.75, 0); }
83%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-0.25em) scale(0.92); filter: blur(0.04em); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-words-spring-pop span { animation: none; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-words-spring-pop, .txt-words-spring-pop *, .txt-words-spring-pop::before, .txt-words-spring-pop::after, .txt-words-spring-pop *::before, .txt-words-spring-pop *::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.