Beautiful and smooth text animations for terminal output
Project description
Smooth Text Animation 🎨
Beautiful and smooth text animations for terminal output in Python.
Features ✨
- 22 animation effects for terminal text
- Easy to use — just import and call
- Lightweight — no external dependencies
- Customizable — adjust speed and behavior
- Cross-platform — works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Installation 📦
pip install smooth-text-animation
Quick Start 🚀
from smooth_text_animation import animated_line, wave_text, glitch_text
# Typing effect
animated_line("Hello, World!", delay=0.1)
# Loading effect
wave_text("Loading", delay=0.3)
# Glitch effect
glitch_text("SYSTEM ERROR", delay=0.05, intensity=5)
Available Animations 🎭
Original (v0.1.0)
1. Animated Line — Typing Effect
from smooth_text_animation import animated_line
animated_line("This text appears character by character!", delay=0.05)
2. Dual Side Animation
from smooth_text_animation import animated_line_dual
animated_line_dual("Text appears from both sides!", delay=0.1)
3. Fade In Effect
from smooth_text_animation import fade_in_text
fade_in_text("This text fades in gradually!", delay=0.2)
4. Marquee Text — Scrolling
from smooth_text_animation import marquee_text
marquee_text("This text scrolls across the screen!", width=30, delay=0.1)
5. Wave Loading
from smooth_text_animation import wave_text
wave_text("Loading", delay=0.3, repeat=3)
6. Blinking Text
from smooth_text_animation import blinking_text
blinking_text("ALERT!", repeat=5, delay=0.3)
7. Random Fill
from smooth_text_animation import random_fill
random_fill("Characters appear randomly!", delay=0.1)
8. Reverse Text
from smooth_text_animation import reverse_text
reverse_text("Text appears from right to left!", delay=0.2)
9. Rotate Loading
from smooth_text_animation import rotate_text
rotate_text("Processing", delay=0.2, cycles=10)
10. Combined Animation
from smooth_text_animation import combined_animation_simultaneous
combined_animation_simultaneous("Fade in and out!", delay=0.1, pause=0.5)
New in v0.1.2
11. Glitch Text
from smooth_text_animation import glitch_text
glitch_text("SYSTEM GLITCH", delay=0.05, intensity=5)
Digital glitch effect — random characters replace parts of the text before resolving to the original.
12. Rainbow Text
from smooth_text_animation import rainbow_text
rainbow_text("Colorful!", delay=0.1)
Cycles the text through red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and magenta.
13. Matrix Reveal
from smooth_text_animation import matrix_reveal
matrix_reveal("Hello, Neo", delay=0.05)
Each character is revealed through a cascade of random symbols, Matrix-style.
14. Typewriter Advanced
from smooth_text_animation import typewriter_advanced
typewriter_advanced("Realistic typing...", delay=0.08, mistake_probability=0.15)
Realistic typing effect with occasional wrong characters that are immediately corrected.
15. Bounce Text
from smooth_text_animation import bounce_text
bounce_text("Boing!", delay=0.1, bounces=3)
Text bounces up and down using vertical spacing.
16. Scramble Solve
from smooth_text_animation import scramble_solve
scramble_solve("Decoded", delay=0.05, iterations=20)
Starts as scrambled characters that gradually resolve to the correct message.
17. Slide In
from smooth_text_animation import slide_in
slide_in("→ Slide from left", delay=0.05, direction="left")
slide_in("Slide from right ←", delay=0.05, direction="right")
Text slides in from the left or right edge. Raises ValueError for invalid direction.
18. Pulse Text
from smooth_text_animation import pulse_text
pulse_text("Pulsing...", delay=0.2, pulses=5)
Cycles dim → normal → bold, creating a breathing/pulsing effect.
19. Reveal Mask
from smooth_text_animation import reveal_mask
reveal_mask("Revealed!", delay=0.1, mask_char="█")
Text is hidden behind a block mask that sweeps left to right to reveal the content.
20. Zigzag Text
from smooth_text_animation import zigzag_text
zigzag_text("ZigZag!", delay=0.08)
Characters appear in a zigzag pattern — even-indexed positions first, then odd.
21. Expanding Center
from smooth_text_animation import expanding_center
expanding_center("Expand!", delay=0.1)
Text grows outward from the center character.
22. Neon Flicker
from smooth_text_animation import neon_flicker
neon_flicker("NEON SIGN", delay=0.1, flickers=8)
Simulates a neon sign flickering before settling to a steady glow.
Parameters 🎛️
Common parameters across most functions:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
text |
str |
The text to animate |
delay |
float |
Delay between steps in seconds (clamped to >= 0) |
repeat / pulses / bounces |
int |
Repetition count for cyclic effects |
Negative delay values are silently clamped to 0.
Examples 💡
Progress Indicator
from smooth_text_animation import wave_text
for i in range(1, 6):
wave_text(f"Processing step {i}/5", delay=0.2, repeat=2)
Alert System
from smooth_text_animation import blinking_text, neon_flicker
blinking_text("⚠️ System Alert!", repeat=3, delay=0.5)
neon_flicker("CRITICAL", delay=0.08, flickers=10)
Welcome Screen
from smooth_text_animation import matrix_reveal, slide_in, fade_in_text
matrix_reveal("=== SYSTEM BOOT ===", delay=0.04)
slide_in("Welcome, Agent.", delay=0.05, direction="left")
fade_in_text("Loading your dashboard...", delay=0.3)
Requirements 📋
- Python 3.7+
- No external dependencies
Changelog 📝
v0.1.2
- Added 12 new animation effects (glitch, rainbow, matrix_reveal, typewriter_advanced, bounce, scramble_solve, slide_in, pulse, reveal_mask, zigzag, expanding_center, neon_flicker)
validate_delayapplied to all functions — negative delays clamped to 0slide_inraisesValueErrorfor invalid directiontypewriter_advancedjitter clamped to prevent negative sleepcolorize_textfrom utils now used in fade_in and rainbow effects
v0.1.1
- Internal code improvements and function updates
v0.1.0
- Initial release with 10 animation effects
License 📄
MIT License — feel free to use in your projects!
Contributing 🤝
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
Author ✍️
traitimtrongvag — tbinh831@gmail.com
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