Linked Letter Writing w/ SVG (JS)

gistfile1.txt

var strokes = [],
paths = document.getElementsByTagName("path"),
j = 0;

for (let i = 0; i < paths.length; i++) {
	strokes[i] = paths[i].getTotalLength();
	paths[i].style.strokeDashoffset = paths[i].getTotalLength();
	paths[i].style.strokeDasharray = paths[i].getTotalLength();
}

function strokeLetter(letter, pathDist) {
		 letter.animate([
		 	{ strokeDashoffset: pathDist },
		 	{ strokeDashoffset: '0' }
		 	], {
		duration: pathDist * 7,
		fill: 'forwards'
	 	}).onfinish = function() {
       j++;
			 strokeLetter(paths[j], paths[j].getTotalLength());
		}
}
strokeLetter(paths[0], strokes[0]);

Source: http://codepen.io/dudleystorey/pen/PmerJG