Your title is rebuilt from a grid of ASCII characters that flicker through random symbols, then lock into dense marks that trace the real letter shapes.
Text Animations
Typewriter
- typing
- cursor
- code
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Typewriter Text Animation – Typing Effect With Cursor
About Typewriter
Classic typing effect with a blinking cursor that writes your message and erases it again.
Part of Text Animations. New to this kind of graphic? Read How to Animate Text in a Video.
- Category
- Text Animations
- Length
- 3 seconds, up to 15 seconds
- Playback
- Plays once
- Controls
- 12 editable
- Format
- MP4 · WebM · PNG sequence
- Alpha
- WebM or PNG sequence
- Resolution
- 720p to 8K
- Aspect
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:5
- License
- Commercial use included
Frequently asked
What is the Typewriter animation?
Classic typing effect with a blinking cursor that writes your message and erases it again. It belongs to the Text Animations category on velements, where you edit it in the browser and download it as a finished video file.
What can you customize in Typewriter?
Every control in the editor, grouped the same way there. Content: text. Typography: font, weight, size, letter spacing, line height and align. Style: background, text color and accent. Layout: aspect ratio. Motion: duration. Each change appears in the live preview straight away, and editing is free.
How long is Typewriter?
Typewriter runs 3 seconds by default, and you can set any length up to 15 seconds before you export. It plays once from start to finish, so it drops straight onto a cut or an opening.
Can you download Typewriter with a transparent background?
Yes. Set the background to Transparent, then export a PNG sequence for Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro or Figma: import the first frame as an image sequence and it drops onto a track above your footage with a straight alpha channel. Export WebM with a VP9 alpha channel for the web and for CapCut. MP4 has no alpha channel, so it keeps a solid color or image behind the animation.
Can you use Typewriter in commercial projects?
Yes. Each download comes with a perpetual commercial license in your name for client work, ads and products, and you may sell the edited clip on stock footage sites. Reselling the preset itself as an editable template is not allowed.
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