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INTERACTION_069

Text Morphing.

One phrase blurs and dissolves directly into the next. The first phrase sharp, the second blurred at 0 opacity before the trigger; cross-fading with a 8px blur on the outgoing phrase once a 3.2 second interval while in view.

CATEGORY
Headlines
COMPLEXITY
Intermediate
TECH
CSS
PLATFORM
Both
PERFORMANCE
Medium
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CSS / CSS
/* Text Morphing — One phrase blurs and dissolves directly into the next. */
.text-morphing {
  --dur: 700ms;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --stagger: 60ms;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

.text-morphing > * {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(14px);
  animation: text-morphing-in var(--dur) var(--ease) forwards;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--stagger));
}

/* the first phrase sharp, the second blurred at 0 opacity -> cross-fading with a 8px blur on the outgoing phrase */
@keyframes text-morphing-in {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    filter: none;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .text-morphing > * {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    animation: none;
  }
}
React / TSX
import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";

/** Text Morphing — trigger: a 3.2 second interval while in view */
export function TextMorphing({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    const el = ref.current;
    if (!el) return;
    if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) {
      el.dataset["state"] = "in";
      return;
    }
    const io = new IntersectionObserver(
      ([entry]) => {
        if (entry?.isIntersecting) {
          el.dataset["state"] = "in";
          io.unobserve(el);
        }
      },
      { threshold: 0.2 },
    );
    io.observe(el);
    return () => io.disconnect();
  }, []);

  return (
    <div ref={ref} className="text-morphing" data-state="out">
      {children}
    </div>
  );
}

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