Laser Text animation

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Laser Text animation

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style.scss

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Alegreya+Sans:300');
$chars : 10;
$duration : .25s;
$bounce : cubic-bezier(.4,1.4,.75,.9);
$scale : 5000;

html, body { 
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  user-select: none;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: radial-gradient(#1a1a1a, #000);
}

h1 {
  font: 300 50px/1 Alegreya Sans, monospace;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: whitesmoke;
}

span {
  display: inline-block;
  animation: stretch $chars*$duration $bounce infinite;
  transform-origin: center;
  
  @for $i from 1 through $chars {
    &:nth-of-type(#{$i}) {
      animation-delay: $i*$duration;
    }
  }
}
  
@keyframes stretch {
  5% { 
    transform: scaleX($scale);
    opacity: .1;
  }
  15% { 
    transform: scaleX(1);
    opacity: 1;
  }
}