Hi: I got this all to work great in Preview Mode but live it just shows “text” . refreshed, resaved, tried alt browser with same result. Each time the Preview looks fine. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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@Andy2 + @Andy_Walker + @MPatterson22 , increasing the typeSpeed value will slow down the typing of the letters. You can also set the time before the typing starts by adding a startDelay variable with a value, and the backspacing speed with the backSpeed variable.

All together, your script might look something like this:

$(function(){
        //Replace .element with the class or ID of your target text
        $("#typed").typed({
            //Replace placeholder text with your own text
            strings: ["test", "test2"],
            //change speed
            typeSpeed: 100,
            // time before typing starts
            startDelay: 100,
            // backspacing speed
            backSpeed: 100,
            //loop the animation
	        loop: true
        });
    });

You can see all the custom options here: https://github.com/mattboldt/typed.js/.

I hope that helps!

This looks great and looking to implement it soon. Related question based on the Landing Page example in the original post. Is there an article that describes how to implement the animated background? Can’t seem to find that in the community so that I would just come back here and ask!

@Jess @Noah

hello…I’m beyond beginner level here, so apologies for the elementary question. I got the text effect to work but I’m being a bit ambitious with having two different text box’s that will do it (one below the other). When I try and do this, it seems like the script overrides the first one and I only get 1 of them to work. Any tips/suggestions? I don’t want to give up on this dream lol! Thank you in advance!

Hahah! 😂

Good grief, I better sign up for marriage counselling certification.

Hey @Andy2!

Never apologize for n00b questions, I love 'em! Here’s a clip to give you an idea of where to plug in some of those scripts:

Feel free to chime in if you have any other questions, n00b-level or otherwise 🙂

This is such a fantastic update Noah! One question: what would be an example integer to slow down the type speed? As it’s already at zero, would you go into negative?

I am totally Han Solo when talking into the comlink to the Empire Guards in Ep. IV when they are rescuing Princess Leia…“Uh, everything’s ok, situation normal…we’re fine here, how’ve you been…?” I am totally out of my element. I’ve read this entire thread, twice…anybody willing to send me a screen shot video walkthrough? I’ll buy you a drink at the Mos Eisley Cantina!

my pleasure

hey @Oleksandr_Ponomarenk, can you try using the ID ‘#typed’ in your script as opposed to the ID of your textbox?

@Zoltan nice catch!

@Timothy_Hatch my apologies, the js snippet was actually referencing a ‘.element’ class whereas the the instructions reference the ID ‘typed’. I think this may have been causing your issue. I’ve updated the js snippet to correctly reference the ‘typed’ ID. Take a look here: https://gist.github.com/noahub/59f4bb0db7c6ec353709efdcbe1761dc24

Okay, I know this should be easy, but I’m gettin’ nowhere. I can do the first step, but nothing happens. The steps 3-6 are to infinity and beyond for me right now…I’d love to be able to offer this feature on my landing pages…another day perhaps. Thanks for your efforts to bring this padewan further into the jedi coding space.

Hmmm…I know I can do this but, Dammit Noah, I’m a marketing strategist not a coding master!

Perhaps I should be using the Force? I must unlearn what I have learned.