Typewriter Text.

/* Typewriter Text — Characters type in behind a blinking caret, then hold. */
.typewriter-text {
  --dur: 1.6s;
  --ease: steps(28, end);
  --stagger: 60ms;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

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

/* empty with a visible caret -> revealing characters at roughly 28ms each, then holding the caret */
@keyframes typewriter-text-in {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    filter: none;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .typewriter-text > * {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    animation: none;
  }
}

import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";

/** Typewriter Text — trigger: the line enters view */
export function TypewriterText({ 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="typewriter-text" data-state="out">
      {children}
    </div>
  );
}