10 Best Typewriter Text Animation JavaScript Libraries (2022 Update)

To create attractive headlines, titles and import messages on your web app,  you shouldn’t miss this list of 10 best text animation libraries that make it easy to apply fancy animations and typing effects to your text using native vanilla JavaScript.

Originally Published Jan 06 2018, updated Mar 20, 2022.

1. Terminal Text Typing Effect In JavaScript – Typed.js

Terminal Text Typing Effect In JavaScript - Typed.js

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Yet another Vanilla JavaScript plugin for emulating the terminal typing effect that enables you to print html or plain text as if it’s being typed on the screen.


2. TypewriterJS

Simple Typewriter Effect In Pure JavaScript – TypewriterJS

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TypewriterJS is a native javascript plugin that can be used to create an elegant automatic typewriter animation effect on websites.


3. Multi-line Typewriter Effect With Blinking Cursor – tply

Multi-line Typewriter Effect With Blinking Cursor – tply

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A lightweight yet configurable text animation plugin to make your text appear as if it is being typed on a typewriter or terminal, with a blinking cursor animated with CSS3.


4. Pure CSS Text Typing Animation

Pure CSS Text Typing Animation

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Just another pure CSS implementation of the text typing animation using pseudo elements and CSS3 animations.


5. Character Typing Animation With Blinking Cursor – Cursor.js

Character Typing Animation With Blinking Cursor – Cursor.js

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The Cursor.js JavaScript library provides an easy way to apply a simple typing animation to your text node.


6. Vintage Typing Animation With Sound Effect – Typewriterjs

Vintage Typing Animation With Sound Effect – Typewriterjs

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A vanilla JavaScript library which applies a typewriter-like typing effect to text content with support for custom cursor and sound effect.


7. Terminal-style Text Typing Animation – TypeWriting.js

Terminal-style Text Typing Animation – TypeWriting.js

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A standalone JavaScript library for creating terminal-style animated text typing effect with a blinking cursor.


8. Simulate A Human Typing & Deleting With JavaScript – TheaterJS

Simulate A Human Typing & Deleting With JavaScript - TheaterJS

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TheaterJS is a developer-friendly JavaScript text animation library to simulate a human typing and deleting something on the webpage.


9. Tiny Typewriter Effect In Vanilla JavaScript – tinyTypewriter.js

Tiny Typewriter Effect In Vanilla JavaScript – tinyTypewriter.js

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A tiny yet configurable typewriter-like typing animation written in Vanilla JavaScript.


10. Terminal Style Text Animation In Pure JavaScript – typing.js

Terminal Style Text Animation In Pure JavaScript – typing.js

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A super tiny JavaScript library for emulating an user typing some text on the Terminal.


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