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Letter-by-Letter Write-On Text Animation

Animates text layer visibility by revealing letters one at a time for a typewriter-style effect.

Contributed by:

chars = text.sourceText.length;
timePerChar = 0.1;
visibleChars = Math.floor((time - inPoint) / timePerChar);
text.sourceText.substr(0, visibleChars);

Practical use case

Great for animating headlines, intros, or coding-themed sequences where text needs to appear letter-by-letter.

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Letter-by-Letter Write-On Text Animation

Practical use case

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