Character Appear
Letters fade in one at a time as you scroll, like a typewriter but with no movement, in order or scattered at random. Good for hero headlines and big announcements.
One of 71 GSAP components in React, Vue and HTML.
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What you'll need.
Install
- GSAP
- ScrollTrigger
- SplitText
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Frequently asked
- Does Character Appear work with React and Vue?
- Character Appear ships as React (Next.js included), Vue 3 (Nuxt included), plain HTML/CSS/JS - the same animation in each format. The React version uses the official useGSAP hook with cleanup handled; the Vue version is a real single-file component with <script setup>.
- Do I need GSAP to use Character Appear?
- Yes. Character Appear is built on GSAP directly, and GSAP has been 100% free for commercial use, including every plugin, since version 3.13. The component page lists exactly what to install.
- Can I customize Character Appear without editing code?
- Character Appear exposes 7 tunable controls in the Customize panel on this page - drag the values, watch the live preview respond, and the code you copy carries your exact settings.
- Is Character Appear free?
- Character Appear is part of the Annnimate Library, a paid subscription (from EUR 249/year). The live preview and customization run free on this page; the paste-ready code is for members.
- Can I use Character Appear in client projects?
- Yes. The Annnimate license covers commercial and client work - ship Character Appear on as many projects as you build, with no attribution required.
- Does Character Appear respect prefers-reduced-motion?
- Yes. Every Annnimate component handles prefers-reduced-motion via gsap.matchMedia, so users who opt out of motion get an effectively instant, readable state.
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