Animated text online

Animate text in a browser tab and export an SVG that plays right on your site. It stays sharp at any size and can react to a hover, click, or scroll. For designers and marketers who ship their own pages.

Type on the canvas or bring your text in from Figma
Animate every letter on its own
Export as SVG, Lottie, or MP4 too

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How to animate text in SVGator

Your headline goes from typed to moving in four steps.

1. Type your text

Use the Text tool, or import an SVG from Figma with each letter as its own element.

2. Choose what moves

Select a letter, a word, or the full line, then add an animator such as Opacity.

3. Set the timing

Offset each letter on the timeline so they arrive one after another. Easing is everything.

4. Export and ship

Export an animated SVG and embed it inline or through the SVGator WordPress plugin.

Text animation effects you can build

Typewriters, handwriting, staggered letters, and masks, all on one timeline.

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Typewriter and text reveal
Type the line out letter by letter with Step End easing, or slide a clip across it for a smooth reveal.
Handwriting and self-drawing text
Each letter draws itself like a pen on paper, using Stroke Offset and Stroke Dashes.
Letter-by-letter entrances
Stagger each letter by a few frames so the word builds in order.
Masked and morphing titles
Reveal a title through a moving mask, or morph one word into another.

Text animation examples made with SVGator

Made by web studios, product teams, and freelance designers.

Headlines that move, pages that stay fast

Your headline ships as code, so it stays sharp, light, and clickable.

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Why choose SVGator

Sharp at every size
Letters stay crisp on a phone and on a 4K monitor.
Text that reacts
The headline answers a hover, a click, or a scroll, so the page feels alive.
Control down to the letter
Every letter has its own keyframes, so you can retime any one of them.
Light enough for a hero section
Under 50KB for a typical animation, so the headline keeps the page fast.

Designers on animating with SVGator

Designers on shipping motion to websites and apps.

We utilized it for motion paths, morphing, and some self-drawing effects. It was really sophisticated stuff that still worked without dragging us down. It's that quick, and the files are light enough that they won't bog down our page load.

Ericka Zenaida

Web Designer

I'm familiar with AE, so it's easy to use SVGator, and the coolest thing for me is an animated SVG file that runs on CSS.

Sasha

Motion Designer

SVGator has been my secret tool for elevating websites and banners with lightweight and responsive motion. Not only does it keep my designs crisp and responsive, it allows for more opportunities for user interactivity and engagement.

Samantha Richardson

Brand Designer & Art Director

SVGator is for

Make sure the line that matters gets read first

Motion pulls the eye to your words on any page, post, or app.

Web and UI designers

Animate hero titles and button labels that load with the page.

Marketers and social teams

Render one title animation to MP4 for Reels and TikTok posts.

Brand designers

Wordmarks and taglines move in the brand's own fonts.

Animate text without After Effects

A headline animated in After Effects needs Bodymovin to reach the web as Lottie. SVGator exports web-ready SVG from a browser.

The keyframe timeline works the way After Effects users expect: animators per element, 31 easing presets, and a custom bezier curve for every keyframe.

One project, three outputs: animated SVG for your site, Lottie for iOS and Android apps, and MP4 for social, rendered in the cloud.

How to keep animated text readable

Readers need the words to settle before they move on. Keep entrance motion under a second and let the last frame hold the full line.

Set iterations to 1 so the headline plays once on load, then set Fill mode to Forwards so the line rests on its last frame with each letter in place.

For simple fades and slides, export with the CSS animation type. It needs no JavaScript and runs smoothly in every modern browser.

FAQ

1. How do I animate text?

Type your text with the Text tool, or import an SVG in which each letter is its own element. Add animators like Opacity or Position, offset each letter’s keyframes on the timeline, and pick an easing curve. Then export the animation as animated SVG, Lottie, GIF, or MP4.

2. Can I animate text for free?

Yes. On the Free plan you can build and preview text animations in the editor and export static SVG with no limit. Animated SVG and Lottie export start on the Starter plan, and GIF and MP4 export start on Pro.

3. What is kinetic typography?

Kinetic typography is text that moves to carry meaning. Words scale, slide, or change pace to match a voiceover, a beat, or the point being made. You’ll see it in film title sequences, explainer videos, and animated website headlines.

4. Can I use my own fonts in animated text?

Yes. SVGator’s custom fonts guide shows how to add your own font to an animated SVG. For a wordmark that has to look the same on every device, convert the text to outlines in Figma or Illustrator before you import it, then animate the letters as paths.

5. Which format should I export animated text in?

For a website, export animated SVG. Use the JavaScript type for handwriting, morph, and hover or click triggers, and the CSS type for simple fades and slides. Use Lottie for iOS and Android apps, MP4 for Reels, TikTok, and YouTube, and GIF for email, where video won’t play.