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This is the javascript typewriter effect using arrays, without letter styles
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="EN">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title></title>
<!-- HTML5 Shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
<!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.2/html5shiv.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<style>
.typewriter{
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
animation:
typing 4.5s,
blink-caret .75s step-end infinite;
}
span#blink{
color:lime !important;
animation: blink 1s infinite;
}
@keyframes typing {
from { width: 0 }
to { width: 100% }
}
@keyframes blink{
to{opacity: .0;}
}
::selection{
background: black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>
<a href="" class="typewrite" data-period="2000" data-type='[ "Hi, Im Si.", "I am Creative.", "I Love Design.", "I Love to Develop." ]'>
<span class="wrap"></span>
</a>
</h1>
</body>
<script>
var TxtType = function(el, toRotate, period) {
this.toRotate = toRotate;
this.el = el;
this.loopNum = 0;
this.period = parseInt(period, 10) || 2000;
this.txt = '';
this.tick();
this.isDeleting = false;
};
TxtType.prototype.tick = function() {
var i = this.loopNum % this.toRotate.length;
var fullTxt = this.toRotate[i];
if (this.isDeleting) {
this.txt = fullTxt.substring(0, this.txt.length - 1);
} else {
this.txt = fullTxt.substring(0, this.txt.length + 1);
}
this.el.innerHTML = '<span class="wrap">'+this.txt+'</span>';
var that = this;
var delta = 200 - Math.random() * 100;
if (this.isDeleting) { delta /= 2; }
if (!this.isDeleting && this.txt === fullTxt) {
delta = this.period;
this.isDeleting = true;
} else if (this.isDeleting && this.txt === '') {
this.isDeleting = false;
this.loopNum++;
delta = 500;
}
setTimeout(function() {
that.tick();
}, delta);
};
window.onload = function() {
var elements = document.getElementsByClassName('typewrite');
for (var i=0; i<elements.length; i++) {
var toRotate = elements[i].getAttribute('data-type');
var period = elements[i].getAttribute('data-period');
if (toRotate) {
new TxtType(elements[i], JSON.parse(toRotate), period);
}
}
// INJECT CSS
var css = document.createElement("style");
css.type = "text/css";
css.innerHTML = ".typewrite > .wrap { border-right: 0.08em solid #fff}";
document.body.appendChild(css);
};
</script>
</html>
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