React Simple Typewriter

A simple react component for adding a nice typewriter effect to your project.

Install

npm

npm i react-simple-typewriter

Yarn

yarn add react-simple-typewriter

Breaking Changes in v2

• Named Imports.
• Injected css style.

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Usage

import { Typewriter, useTypewriter, Cursor } from 'react-simple-typewriter'

1. Component

import React from 'react'
import { Typewriter } from 'react-simple-typewriter'

const MyComponent = () => {
  return (
    <div className='App'>
      <Typewriter {/* Props */} />
    </div>
  )
}

Component Props

Prop	Type	Options	Description	Default
words	Array	Required	Array of strings holding the words	['Hello', '...']
typeSpeed	Number	Optional	Character typing speed in Milliseconds	90
deleteSpeed	Number	Optional	Character deleting speed in Milliseconds	50
delaySpeed	Number	Optional	Delay time between the words in Milliseconds	1500
loop	Number | Boolean	Optional	Control how many times to run. 0 \| false to run infinitely	1
onLoopDone	Function	Optional	Callback Function that is triggered when loops are completed. available if loop is > 0	-
onType	Function	Optional	Callback Function that is runs while typing	-
cursor	Boolean	Optional	Show / Hide a cursor	true
cursorStyle	String	Optional	Change the cursor style available if cursor is enabled	\|

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Component Usage Example

import React from 'react'
import { Typewriter } from 'react-simple-typewriter'

const MyComponent = () => {

  const handleType = (count: number) => {
    // access word count number
    console.log(count)}
  }

  const handleDone = () => {
    console.log(`Done after 5 loops!`)
  }

  return (
    <div className='App'>
      <h1 style={{ paddingTop: '5rem', margin: 'auto 0', fontWeight: 'normal' }}>
        Life is simple{' '}
        <span style={{ color: 'red', fontWeight: 'bold' }}>
          {/* Style will be inherited from the parent element */}
          <Typewriter
            words={['Eat', 'Sleep', 'Code', 'Repeat!']}
            loop={5}
            cursor
            cursorStyle='_'
            typeSpeed={70}
            deleteSpeed={50}
            delaySpeed={1000}
            onLoopDone={handleDone}
            onType={handleType}
          />
        </span>
      </h1>
    </div>
  )
}

2. Hook

import { useTypewriter } from 'react-simple-typewriter'

const MyComponent = () => {
  /**
   *
   * @returns
   * text: [string] typed text
   * count: [number] typed word count
   */
  const { text, count } = useTypewriter({
    /* Config */
  })

  return (
    <div className='App'>
      <span>{text}</span>
    </div>
  )
}

Hook Config

Prop	Type	Options	Description	Default
words	Array	Required	Array of strings holding the words	['Hello', '...']
typeSpeed	Number	Optional	Character typing speed in Milliseconds	80
deleteSpeed	Number	Optional	Character deleting speed in Milliseconds	50
delaySpeed	Number	Optional	Delay time between the words in Milliseconds	1500
loop	Number | Boolean	Optional	Control how many times to run. 0 \| false to run infinitely	1
onLoopDone	Function	Optional	Callback Function that is triggered when loops are completed. available if loop is > 0	-
onType	Function	Optional	Callback Function that is triggered while typing	-

Hook Usage Example

import React from 'react'
import { useTypewriter} from 'react-simple-typewriter'

const MyComponent = () => {

  const {text} = useTypewriter({
    words: ['Hello', 'From', 'Typewriter', 'Hook!'],
    loop: {0}, // Infinit
  })

  return (
    <div className='App'>
      <span>{text}</span>
    </div>
  )
}

Hook with Cursor

If you like to have the Cursor effect, you can import it as a Component

import React from 'react'
import { useTypewriter, Cursor} from 'react-simple-typewriter'

const MyComponent = () => {

  const {text} = useTypewriter({
    words: ['Hello', 'From', 'Typewriter', 'Hook!'],
    loop: {3},
    onLoopDone: () => console.log(`loop completed after 3 runs.`),
  })

  return (
    <div className='App'>
      <span>{text}</span>
      <Cursor />
    </div>
  )
}

Cursor Component Props

Prop	Type	Options	Description	Default
cursorStyle	String	Optional	Change the cursor style	\|

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Demo

License

MIT © awran5