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Typed.js is a library that types. Enter in any string, and watch it type at the speed you've set, backspace what it's typed, and begin a new sentence for however many strings you've set.

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Installation

CDN

<script src="https://unpkg.com/typed.js@2.1.0/dist/typed.umd.js"></script>

For use directly in the browser via <script> tag:

  <!-- Element to contain animated typing -->
  <span id="element"></span>

  <!-- Load library from the CDN -->
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/typed.js@2.1.0/dist/typed.umd.js"></script>

  <!-- Setup and start animation! -->
  <script>
    var typed = new Typed('#element', {
      strings: ['<i>First</i> sentence.', '&amp; a second sentence.'],
      typeSpeed: 50,
    });
  </script>
</body>

As an ESModule

For use with a build tool like Vite, and/or in a React application, install with NPM or Yarn.

NPM

npm install typed.js

Yarn

yarn add typed.js

General ESM Usage

import Typed from 'typed.js';

const typed = new Typed('#element', {
  strings: ['<i>First</i> sentence.', '&amp; a second sentence.'],
  typeSpeed: 50,
});

ReactJS Usage

import React from 'react';
import Typed from 'typed.js';

function MyComponent() {
  // Create reference to store the DOM element containing the animation
  const el = React.useRef(null);

  React.useEffect(() => {
    const typed = new Typed(el.current, {
      strings: ['<i>First</i> sentence.', '&amp; a second sentence.'],
      typeSpeed: 50,
    });

    return () => {
      // Destroy Typed instance during cleanup to stop animation
      typed.destroy();
    };
  }, []);

  return (
    <div className="App">
      <span ref={el} />
    </div>
  );
}

More complex hook-based function component: https://jsfiddle.net/mattboldt/60h9an7y/

Class component: https://jsfiddle.net/mattboldt/ovat9jmp/

Use with Vue.js

Check out the Vue.js component: https://github.com/Orlandster/vue-typed-js

Use it as WebComponent

Check out the WebComponent: https://github.com/Orlandster/wc-typed-js

Wonderful sites that have used (or are using) Typed.js

https://forwardemail.net

https://codesignal.com

https://github.com/features/package-registry

https://slack.com

https://envato.com

https://gorails.com

https://productmap.co

https://www.typed.com

https://apeiron.io

https://git.market

https://commando.io

http://testdouble.com/agency.html

https://www.capitalfactory.com

http://www.maxcdn.com

https://www.powerauth.com

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Strings from static HTML (SEO Friendly)

Rather than using the strings array to insert strings, you can place an HTML div on the page and read from it. This allows bots and search engines, as well as users with JavaScript disabled, to see your text on the page.

<script>
  var typed = new Typed('#typed', {
    stringsElement: '#typed-strings'
  });
</script>

<div id="typed-strings">
  <p>Typed.js is a <strong>JavaScript</strong> library.</p>
  <p>It <em>types</em> out sentences.</p>
</div>
<span id="typed"></span>

Type Pausing

You can pause in the middle of a string for a given amount of time by including an escape character.

var typed = new Typed('#element', {
  // Waits 1000ms after typing "First"
  strings: ['First ^1000 sentence.', 'Second sentence.'],
});

Smart Backspacing

In the following example, this would only backspace the words after "This is a"

var typed = new Typed('#element', {
  strings: ['This is a JavaScript library', 'This is an ES6 module'],
  smartBackspace: true, // Default value
});

Bulk Typing

The following example would emulate how a terminal acts when typing a command and seeing its result.

var typed = new Typed('#element', {
  strings: ['git push --force ^1000\n `pushed to origin with option force`'],
});

CSS

CSS animations are built upon initialization in JavaScript. But, you can customize them at your will! These classes are:

/* Cursor */
.typed-cursor {
}

/* If fade out option is set */
.typed-fade-out {
}

Customization

var typed = new Typed('#element', {
  /**
   * @property {array} strings strings to be typed
   * @property {string} stringsElement ID of element containing string children
   */
  strings: [
    'These are the default values...',
    'You know what you should do?',
    'Use your own!',
    'Have a great day!',
  ],
  stringsElement: null,

  /**
   * @property {number} typeSpeed type speed in milliseconds
   */
  typeSpeed: 0,

  /**
   * @property {number} startDelay time before typing starts in milliseconds
   */
  startDelay: 0,

  /**
   * @property {number} backSpeed backspacing speed in milliseconds
   */
  backSpeed: 0,

  /**
   * @property {boolean} smartBackspace only backspace what doesn't match the previous string
   */
  smartBackspace: true,

  /**
   * @property {boolean} shuffle shuffle the strings
   */
  shuffle: false,

  /**
   * @property {number} backDelay time before backspacing in milliseconds
   */
  backDelay: 700,

  /**
   * @property {boolean} fadeOut Fade out instead of backspace
   * @property {string} fadeOutClass css class for fade animation
   * @property {boolean} fadeOutDelay Fade out delay in milliseconds
   */
  fadeOut: false,
  fadeOutClass: 'typed-fade-out',
  fadeOutDelay: 500,

  /**
   * @property {boolean} loop loop strings
   * @property {number} loopCount amount of loops
   */
  loop: false,
  loopCount: Infinity,

  /**
   * @property {boolean} showCursor show cursor
   * @property {string} cursorChar character for cursor
   * @property {boolean} autoInsertCss insert CSS for cursor and fadeOut into HTML <head>
   */
  showCursor: true,
  cursorChar: '|',
  autoInsertCss: true,

  /**
   * @property {string} attr attribute for typing
   * Ex: input placeholder, value, or just HTML text
   */
  attr: null,

  /**
   * @property {boolean} bindInputFocusEvents bind to focus and blur if el is text input
   */
  bindInputFocusEvents: false,

  /**
   * @property {string} contentType 'html' or 'null' for plaintext
   */
  contentType: 'html',

  /**
   * Before it begins typing
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onBegin: (self) => {},

  /**
   * All typing is complete
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onComplete: (self) => {},

  /**
   * Before each string is typed
   * @param {number} arrayPos
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  preStringTyped: (arrayPos, self) => {},

  /**
   * After each string is typed
   * @param {number} arrayPos
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onStringTyped: (arrayPos, self) => {},

  /**
   * During looping, after last string is typed
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onLastStringBackspaced: (self) => {},

  /**
   * Typing has been stopped
   * @param {number} arrayPos
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onTypingPaused: (arrayPos, self) => {},

  /**
   * Typing has been started after being stopped
   * @param {number} arrayPos
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onTypingResumed: (arrayPos, self) => {},

  /**
   * After reset
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onReset: (self) => {},

  /**
   * After stop
   * @param {number} arrayPos
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onStop: (arrayPos, self) => {},

  /**
   * After start
   * @param {number} arrayPos
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onStart: (arrayPos, self) => {},

  /**
   * After destroy
   * @param {Typed} self
   */
  onDestroy: (self) => {},
});

Contributing

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