Animate text

Any text layer can animate its letters, words or lines one after another. It is one switch and a few settings.

Turn it on

  1. Select a text layer.

  2. In the inspector, switch on Animate the letters.

  3. Pick a Style, then choose whether to animate By letter, word or line.

The eight styles

StyleWhat each part does
RiseRises into place from below
FadeFades in
PopGrows in from small
DropDrops into place from above
SlideSlides in from the side
SpinTurns into place
TypewriterAppears one at a time, as if typed
Soft inComes into focus

Set the timing

  • Start: when the first part begins.
  • Each: how long every part takes to arrive.
  • Delay: the gap between one part and the next.
  • Move: how far parts travel, in pixels, for rise, drop and slide.
  • Easing: how each part speeds up and slows down.
  • Play out: plays the whole thing backwards at the end, so the text leaves the way it came.
Script fonts

Joined-up fonts like Pacifico animate a whole word at a time, so the letters never break apart.

Or ask for it

Select the text and tell the AI: "make the selected text rise in word by word". It sets the same switches you would.

How it exports

Animated text is saved as plain shapes in the file. It plays the same in every Lottie player, and nobody needs your fonts installed to see it.

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