Blur Text
A soft text reveal animation that brings headlines, section intros, and short claims into focus with a calm blur-in effect.

Overview
Blur Text helps important words arrive with intent: words soften into view.
Reach for it on headlines, launch claims, section openers, and one-line proof. Keep it away from body copy, error messages, legal text, and instructions, where reading has to be effortless.
The thing to watch is that the words get lost in the motion. The resolved phrase has to be real DOM text, the animation must not spell itself out to a screen reader, and a reduced-motion visitor should land on the final, readable state at once.
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Example Production Use Case
Use this as text-animation implementation guidance. Verify the shipped component API, splitting strategy, accessible text exposure, duplicated span handling, layout reservation, and reduced-motion behavior before relying on exact props, defaults, imports, or installation steps.
Best Used For
- Calm hero lines and section intros where words should soften into view once.
- Short claims where legibility matters more than spectacle.
- Blur Text makes a short phrase arrive with timing while keeping the final text readable and indexable.
Not For
Not for body text, labels, errors, legal copy, or anything a user must read right away.
Performance Budget
Limit motion to the phrase that earns it, hold its layout space ahead of time, and keep heavy filters off large blocks of text.
Accessibility and Mobile
Make the whole phrase available to assistive technology a single time; where the text is split into per-character spans, mark the duplicates aria-hidden.
Common Mistakes
- Using Blur Text on long body copy.
- Removing the readable text from the DOM.
- Letting split text cause layout shift.
Changelog
v1.1.3
Jul 30, 2026v1.1.2
Jul 30, 2026v1.1.1
Jul 30, 2026v1.1.0
Jul 21, 2026v1.0.0
Feb 10, 2026Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
delay | number | 0 | Delay before the word animation starts. |
duration | number | 0.5 | Animation duration per word. |
blur | number | 10 | Initial blur amount in pixels. |
variant | string | fade | Direction variant for the reveal. |
once | boolean | false | Runs the reveal only once per viewport entry when enabled. |
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I use Blur Text?
Use it when a short headline, claim, or intro needs words to soften into view.
How do I keep Blur Text accessible?
Ship the final phrase in the DOM and surface it a single time, hiding duplicated animated fragments from assistive technology where needed.
Does Blur Text affect SEO?
Not when the final text ships as real HTML rather than living inside canvas or client-only animation.
How do I avoid layout shift with Blur Text?
Pre-reserve the final text's space so line breaks stay put across breakpoints.
What should reduced motion do for Blur Text?
Render the settled, legible text at once, with no scrambling, staggering, or looping.
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