How to Add GSAP Typewriter Animations in Webflow
Easy Typewriter animations in Webflow text, heading, and paragraph elements when scrolling into view
Install the VisualDX Script
Firstly, make sure you have the VisualDX script before your </body>
Enable GSAP, SplitText Plugin, and ScrollTrigger Plugin
Add GSAP Typewriter Attribute
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into the Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading that you wish to animate.
Control Animation Duration
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into a Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading that have the GSAP Typewriter Attribute.
Add a Value in seconds to the Custom Attribute Value field.
e.g.
0.5 = 0.5 second duration
1 = 1 second duration
5 = 5 second duration
Control Animation Stagger
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into a Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading that have the GSAP Typewriter Attribute.
Add a Value in seconds to the Custom Attribute Value field.
e.g.
0.5 = 0.5 second duration
1 = 1 second duration
5 = 5 second duration
Disable Animation Across Breakpoints
Copy this attribute:
Paste the attribute into a Custom Attributes Name field of a Webflow Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading that have the GSAP Typewriter Attribute.
Add a Value in seconds to the Custom Attribute Value field.
e.g. 478px = Mobile and down, 767px = Mobile Landscape and down, 991px = Tablet and down
Add GSAP Classic Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP Digital Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP Fade Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP slide-up Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP slide-down Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP slide-left Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP slide-right Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP scale Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP rotate Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP bounce Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP wave Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
Add GSAP Random Animation
Copy this value:
Paste into the GSAP Typewriter Attribute Value field of the the Text Block, Paragraph, or Heading
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