Chapter 112: Vue text animations with <Typewriter>

Core Idea

A customizable typewriter animation component for Vue that creates realistic typing animations with human-like variance, stylable cursors and accessibility.

Key Concepts

• Features: Typewriter has a simple API.

Code Examples

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://motion.dev/#org","name":"Motion","url":"https://motion.dev","logo":"https://motion.dev/favicon-512.png","sameAs":["https://x.com/motiondotdev","https://github.com/motiondivision","https://www.youtube.com/@motiondotdev"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://motion.dev/#website","url":"https://motion.dev","name":"Motion","publisher":{"@id":"https://motion.dev/#org"}}]}
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Vue text animations with \u003cTypewriter>","description":"A customizable typewriter animation component for Vue that creates realistic typing animations with human-like variance, stylable cursors and accessibility.","url":"https://motion.dev/docs/vue-typewriter","mainEntityOfPage":"https://motion.dev/docs/vue-typewriter","inLanguage":"en","datePublished":"2025-07-22T10:40:33.536Z","articleSection":"Motion+","publisher":{"@id":"https://motion.dev/#org"},"image":"https://images.motion.dev/og/fresh/v1/site/docs-vue-typewriter-1ij6vg5riz50a.png"}
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Motion","item":"https://motion.dev/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Docs","item":"https://motion.dev/docs"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Vue text animations with \u003cTypewriter>","item":"https://motion.dev/docs/vue-typewriter"}]}

• What it demonstrates: Core usage pattern for Vue text animations with <Typewriter>.

Key Takeaways

1. Natural animation: Typing speeds and variance emulate real-world behaviours.
2. Playback control: For easy scroll-triggered animations.
3. Accessible: Correct ARIA labels for screen reader compatibility.
4. Reactive: Will animate with backspace and typing to the latest provided value.