Fade Up Words
A copy-paste text effects component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Text EffectsHTMLCSSany framework
Wordsfadeuponebyone
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HTML
<!-- Fade Up Words — words fade up one by one
Each word gets a stagger delay via --i custom property. -->
<div class="nuda-fade-up-words" aria-label="Words fade up one by one">
<span class="nuda-fade-up-words__word" style="--i:0">Words</span>
<span class="nuda-fade-up-words__word" style="--i:1">fade</span>
<span class="nuda-fade-up-words__word" style="--i:2">up</span>
<span class="nuda-fade-up-words__word" style="--i:3">one</span>
<span class="nuda-fade-up-words__word" style="--i:4">by</span>
<span class="nuda-fade-up-words__word" style="--i:5">one</span>
</div>CSS
/* ── Fade Up Words ───────────────────────────────────────────
Customize:
--nuda-fuw-offset : vertical travel distance
--nuda-fuw-speed : per-word animation duration
--nuda-fuw-stagger : delay between words
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.nuda-fade-up-words {
--nuda-fuw-offset: 20px;
--nuda-fuw-speed: 0.6s;
--nuda-fuw-stagger: 0.15s;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.35em;
font-size: 1.6rem;
font-weight: 700;
perspective: 600px;
}
.nuda-fade-up-words__word {
display: inline-block;
opacity: 0;
animation: nuda-fade-up-word var(--nuda-fuw-speed)
cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) forwards;
animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--nuda-fuw-stagger));
}
@keyframes nuda-fade-up-word {
from {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(var(--nuda-fuw-offset)) rotateX(20deg);
filter: blur(4px);
}
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0) rotateX(0deg);
filter: blur(0);
}
}
/* ── Accessibility ──────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-fade-up-words__word {
animation: none;
opacity: 1;
}
}How to use Fade Up Words
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.