Typing Animation

A minimal typing animation with smart backspacing, an optional cursor, and adjustable speed.

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# Integrate this UI component

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1. Install any missing dependencies.
2. Make sure Tailwind CSS is set up and scans the new file.
3. Prefer passing props over editing the component source — changing the component itself may break it.
4. Adjust colors, size, and layout via props or wrapper classes to match my project. You know my codebase better than this snippet does.

## Component source

```tsx
"use client";

import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";

type TypingAnimationProps = {
  children?: string;
  speed?: number;
  deleteSpeed?: number;
  cursor?: boolean;
  className?: string;
};

export default function TypingAnimation({
  children = "Make something great.",
  speed = 65,
  deleteSpeed = 30,
  cursor = true,
  className = "",
}: TypingAnimationProps) {
  const [displayed, setDisplayed] = useState("");
  const current = useRef<string[]>([]);

  useEffect(() => {
    const target = Array.from(
      new Intl.Segmenter(undefined, { granularity: "grapheme" }).segment(children),
      ({ segment }) => segment,
    );
    const preference = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)");
    let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;

    function advance() {
      clearTimeout(timer);
      if (preference.matches) {
        current.current = target;
        setDisplayed(children);
        return;
      }

      const value = current.current;
      const matches = value.every((letter, index) => letter === target[index]);
      if (matches && value.length === target.length) return;

      timer = setTimeout(() => {
        current.current = matches
          ? target.slice(0, value.length + 1)
          : value.slice(0, -1);
        setDisplayed(current.current.join(""));
        advance();
      }, Math.max(0, matches ? speed : deleteSpeed));
    }

    advance();
    preference.addEventListener("change", advance);
    return () => {
      clearTimeout(timer);
      preference.removeEventListener("change", advance);
    };
  }, [children, speed, deleteSpeed]);

  return (
    <span className={`whitespace-pre-wrap ${className}`}>
      <span className="sr-only">{children}</span>
      <span aria-hidden="true" className="motion-reduce:hidden">
        {displayed}
        {cursor && (
          <span className="ml-0.5 inline-block h-[0.9em] w-[2px] animate-pulse bg-current align-baseline" />
        )}
      </span>
      <span aria-hidden="true" className="hidden motion-reduce:inline">{children}</span>
    </span>
  );
}

```

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Built With

ReactTailwind CSS

Props

PropTypeDescription
childrenstringText to type. Changing it backspaces only the differing suffix.
speednumberMilliseconds per typed character. Default: 65.
deleteSpeednumberMilliseconds per deleted character. Default: 30.
cursorbooleanShow the cursor. Default: true.
classNamestringCustomize typography, color, and layout.