splitflap

A pure Javascript "Split Flap" board-like animation for your text (with no dependencies).

See it in action at https://masteryder.github.io/splitflap/

Provides a "splitflap" function that can be used on a dom element.

Works best if you use mono-spaced fonts like the one used in the project.

Parameters

parameter	type	description
domElement	DOM Element	the DOM element that will be targeted for replacement
texts	String[]	Array of texts we will cycle through
options	Object	An object containing animation options

Options

option	type	description
timeOut	number	the number of milliseconds the texts stays put after being animated
tickTimeOut	number	the number of milliseconds for a character to transition into a different one
nbJumpIterations	number	the number of characters that are skipped when going from a character to a different one

Defaults

timeOut : 2000
tickTimeOut : 60
nbJumpIterations : 4

Usage Example

import { splitFlap } from  "./splitflap.js";

const example_texts = [
  "Geneva            23",
  "Oporto            16",
  "Zurich            21",
  "Las Vegas         03",
];

let domElement = document.querySelector('#splitflap');

splitFlap(domElement, example_texts, {
  'timeOut' : 3000,
  'tickTimeOut' : 60,
  'nbJumpIterations' : 10,
});

Quick test

If you want to quickly test the example that is provided. You can host a local http server with: python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 (python 2) or python3 -m http.server (python 3)