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Typed.js is a jQuery plugin 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.
Looking for some custom use cases for Typed.js? Check out the wiki
This is really all you need to get going.
<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script src="typed.js"></script>
<script>
$(function(){
$(".element").typed({
strings: ["First sentence.", "Second sentence."],
typeSpeed: 0
});
});
</script>
...
<span class="element"></span>bower install typed.js
Want the animated blinking cursor? Add this CSS.
.typed-cursor{
opacity: 1;
-webkit-animation: blink 0.7s infinite;
-moz-animation: blink 0.7s infinite;
animation: blink 0.7s infinite;
}
@keyframes blink{
0% { opacity:1; }
50% { opacity:0; }
100% { opacity:1; }
}
@-webkit-keyframes blink{
0% { opacity:1; }
50% { opacity:0; }
100% { opacity:1; }
}
@-moz-keyframes blink{
0% { opacity:1; }
50% { opacity:0; }
100% { opacity:1; }
}By default the content type is set to html, so you're good to go. Want to type out the html regularly? Set it to text.
$(".element").typed({
strings: ["Typed.js is a <strong>jQuery</strong> plugin."],
contentType: 'html' // or 'text'
});$(".typed").typed({ strings: ["Sentence with <br>line break."] });Use white-space: pre in your typed text element, and then \n when typing out the strings. Example:
<span id="typed" style="white-space:pre"></span>
...
$(".typed").typed({ strings: ["Sentence with a\nline break."] });You can pause in the middle of a string for a given amount of time by including an escape character.
<script>
$(function(){
$(".element").typed({
// Waits 1000ms after typing "First"
strings: ["First ^1000 sentence.", "Second sentence."]
});
});
</script><script>
$(function(){
$(".element").typed({
strings: ["First sentence.", "Second sentence."],
// typing speed
typeSpeed: 0,
// time before typing starts
startDelay: 0,
// backspacing speed
backSpeed: 0,
// time before backspacing
backDelay: 500,
// loop
loop: false,
// false = infinite
loopCount: false,
// show cursor
showCursor: true,
// character for cursor
cursorChar: "|",
// attribute to type (null == text)
attr: null,
// either html or text
contentType: 'html',
// call when done callback function
callback: function() {},
// starting callback function before each string
preStringTyped: function() {},
//callback for every typed string
onStringTyped: function() {},
// callback for reset
resetCallback: function() {}
});
});
</script>Want to get really custom? On my site and in the Typed.js demo I have the code type out two words, and then backspace only those two, then continue where it left off. This is done in an if statement in the backspace() function. Here's what it looks like.
...
, backspace: function(curString, curStrPos){
...
setTimeout(function() {
// check string array position
// on the first string, only delete one word
// the stopNum actually represents the amount of chars to
// keep in the current string. In my case it's 3.
if (self.arrayPos == 1){
self.stopNum = 3;
}
//every other time, delete the whole typed string
else{
self.stopNum = 0;
}
...This checks if the arrayPos is 1, which would be the second string you entered. If so, it sets stopNum to 3 instead of 0, which tells it to stop when there are 3 characters left. For now you'll have to create custom if statements for each specific case you want. I may automate this somehow in the future.
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Thanks for checking this out. If you have any questions, I'll be on Twitter.
If you're using this, let me know! I'd love to see it.
It would also be great if you mentioned me or my website somewhere. www.mattboldt.com