I'm trying to create the same effect Adobe Illustrator has called "Stair Step" text effect.
I also want to use this text effect while I'm typing in a text field, so both the text and the effect should be dynamic to whatever is being typed.
I have only found how to make the "Rainbow" text effect.
Does anyone know how to code this?
Thank you so much!
Use Arctext.js will save your time and easy.
/**
* Arctext.js
* A jQuery plugin for curved text
* http://www.codrops.com
*
* Copyright 2011, Pedro Botelho / Codrops
* Free to use under the MIT license.
*
* Date: Mon Jan 23 2012
*/
(function( $, undefined ) {
/*!
* FitText.js 1.0
*
* Copyright 2011, Dave Rupert http://daverupert.com
* Released under the WTFPL license
* http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/
*
* Date: Thu May 05 14:23:00 2011 -0600
*/
$.fn.fitText = function( kompressor, options ) {
var settings = {
'minFontSize' : Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
'maxFontSize' : Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
};
return this.each(function() {
var $this = $(this); // store the object
var compressor = kompressor || 1; // set the compressor
if ( options ) {
$.extend( settings, options );
}
// Resizer() resizes items based on the object width divided by the compressor * 10
var resizer = function () {
$this.css('font-size', Math.max(Math.min($this.width() / (compressor*10), parseFloat(settings.maxFontSize)), parseFloat(settings.minFontSize)));
};
// Call once to set.
resizer();
// Call on resize. Opera debounces their resize by default.
$(window).resize(resizer);
});
};
/*
* Lettering plugin
*
* changed injector function:
* add for empty chars.
*/
function injector(t, splitter, klass, after) {
var a = t.text().split(splitter), inject = '', emptyclass;
if (a.length) {
$(a).each(function(i, item) {
emptyclass = '';
if(item === ' ') {
emptyclass = ' empty';
item=' ';
}
inject += '<span class="'+klass+(i+1)+emptyclass+'">'+item+'</span>'+after;
});
t.empty().append(inject);
}
}
var methods = {
init : function() {
return this.each(function() {
injector($(this), '', 'char', '');
});
},
words : function() {
return this.each(function() {
injector($(this), ' ', 'word', ' ');
});
},
lines : function() {
return this.each(function() {
var r = "eefec303079ad17405c889e092e105b0";
// Because it's hard to split a <br/> tag consistently across browsers,
// (*ahem* IE *ahem*), we replaces all <br/> instances with an md5 hash
// (of the word "split"). If you're trying to use this plugin on that
// md5 hash string, it will fail because you're being ridiculous.
injector($(this).children("br").replaceWith(r).end(), r, 'line', '');
});
}
};
$.fn.lettering = function( method ) {
// Method calling logic
if ( method && methods[method] ) {
return methods[ method ].apply( this, [].slice.call( arguments, 1 ));
} else if ( method === 'letters' || ! method ) {
return methods.init.apply( this, [].slice.call( arguments, 0 ) ); // always pass an array
}
$.error( 'Method ' + method + ' does not exist on jQuery.lettering' );
return this;
};
/*
* Arctext object.
*/
$.Arctext = function( options, element ) {
this.$el = $( element );
this._init( options );
};
$.Arctext.defaults = {
radius : 0, // the minimum value allowed is half of the word length. if set to -1, the word will be straight.
dir : 1, // 1: curve is down, -1: curve is up.
rotate : true, // if true each letter will be rotated.
fitText : false // if you wanna try out the fitText plugin (http://fittextjs.com/) set this to true. Don't forget the wrapper should be fluid.
};
$.Arctext.prototype = {
_init : function( options ) {
this.options = $.extend( true, {}, $.Arctext.defaults, options );
// apply the lettering plugin.
this._applyLettering();
this.$el.data( 'arctext', true );
// calculate values
this._calc();
// apply transformation.
this._rotateWord();
// load the events
this._loadEvents();
},
_applyLettering : function() {
this.$el.lettering();
if( this.options.fitText )
this.$el.fitText();
this.$letters = this.$el.find('span').css('display', 'inline-block');
},
_calc : function() {
if( this.options.radius === -1 )
return false;
// calculate word / arc sizes & distances.
this._calcBase();
// get final values for each letter.
this._calcLetters();
},
_calcBase : function() {
// total word width (sum of letters widths)
this.dtWord = 0;
var _self = this;
this.$letters.each( function(i) {
var $letter = $(this),
letterWidth = $letter.outerWidth( true );
_self.dtWord += letterWidth;
// save the center point of each letter:
$letter.data( 'center', _self.dtWord - letterWidth / 2 );
});
// the middle point of the word.
var centerWord = this.dtWord / 2;
// check radius : the minimum value allowed is half of the word length.
if( this.options.radius < centerWord )
this.options.radius = centerWord;
// total arc segment length, where the letters will be placed.
this.dtArcBase = this.dtWord;
// calculate the arc (length) that goes from the beginning of the first letter (x=0) to the end of the last letter (x=this.dtWord).
// first lets calculate the angle for the triangle with base = this.dtArcBase and the other two sides = radius.
var angle = 2 * Math.asin( this.dtArcBase / ( 2 * this.options.radius ) );
// given the formula: L(ength) = R(adius) x A(ngle), we calculate our arc length.
this.dtArc = this.options.radius * angle;
},
_calcLetters : function() {
var _self = this,
iteratorX = 0;
this.$letters.each( function(i) {
var $letter = $(this),
// calculate each letter's semi arc given the percentage of each letter on the original word.
dtArcLetter = ( $letter.outerWidth( true ) / _self.dtWord ) * _self.dtArc,
// angle for the dtArcLetter given our radius.
beta = dtArcLetter / _self.options.radius,
// distance from the middle point of the semi arc's chord to the center of the circle.
// this is going to be the place where the letter will be positioned.
h = _self.options.radius * ( Math.cos( beta / 2 ) ),
// angle formed by the x-axis and the left most point of the chord.
alpha = Math.acos( ( _self.dtWord / 2 - iteratorX ) / _self.options.radius ),
// angle formed by the x-axis and the right most point of the chord.
theta = alpha + beta / 2,
// distances of the sides of the triangle formed by h and the orthogonal to the x-axis.
x = Math.cos( theta ) * h,
y = Math.sin( theta ) * h,
// the value for the coordinate x of the middle point of the chord.
xpos = iteratorX + Math.abs( _self.dtWord / 2 - x - iteratorX ),
// finally, calculate how much to translate each letter, given its center point.
// also calculate the angle to rotate the letter accordingly.
xval = 0| xpos - $letter.data( 'center' ),
yval = 0| _self.options.radius - y,
angle = ( _self.options.rotate ) ? 0| -Math.asin( x / _self.options.radius ) * ( 180 / Math.PI ) : 0;
// the iteratorX will be positioned on the second point of each semi arc
iteratorX = 2 * xpos - iteratorX;
// save these values
$letter.data({
x : xval,
y : ( _self.options.dir === 1 ) ? yval : -yval,
a : ( _self.options.dir === 1 ) ? angle : -angle
});
});
},
_rotateWord : function( animation ) {
if( !this.$el.data('arctext') ) return false;
var _self = this;
this.$letters.each( function(i) {
var $letter = $(this),
transformation = ( _self.options.radius === -1 ) ? 'none' : 'translateX(' + $letter.data('x') + 'px) translateY(' + $letter.data('y') + 'px) rotate(' + $letter.data('a') + 'deg)',
transition = ( animation ) ? 'all ' + ( animation.speed || 0 ) + 'ms ' + ( animation.easing || 'linear' ) : 'none';
$letter.css({
'-webkit-transition' : transition,
'-moz-transition' : transition,
'-o-transition' : transition,
'-ms-transition' : transition,
'transition' : transition
})
.css({
'-webkit-transform' : transformation,
'-moz-transform' : transformation,
'-o-transform' : transformation,
'-ms-transform' : transformation,
'transform' : transformation
});
});
},
_loadEvents : function() {
if( this.options.fitText ) {
var _self = this;
$(window).on( 'resize.arctext', function() {
_self._calc();
// apply transformation.
_self._rotateWord();
});
}
},
set : function( opts ) {
if( !opts.radius &&
!opts.dir &&
opts.rotate === 'undefined' ) {
return false;
}
this.options.radius = opts.radius || this.options.radius;
this.options.dir = opts.dir || this.options.dir;
if( opts.rotate !== undefined ) {
this.options.rotate = opts.rotate;
}
this._calc();
this._rotateWord( opts.animation );
},
destroy : function() {
this.options.radius = -1;
this._rotateWord();
this.$letters.removeData('x y a center');
this.$el.removeData('arctext');
$(window).off('.arctext');
}
};
var logError = function( message ) {
if ( this.console ) {
console.error( message );
}
};
$.fn.arctext = function( options ) {
if ( typeof options === 'string' ) {
var args = Array.prototype.slice.call( arguments, 1 );
this.each(function() {
var instance = $.data( this, 'arctext' );
if ( !instance ) {
logError( "cannot call methods on arctext prior to initialization; " +
"attempted to call method '" + options + "'" );
return;
}
if ( !$.isFunction( instance[options] ) || options.charAt(0) === "_" ) {
logError( "no such method '" + options + "' for arctext instance" );
return;
}
instance[ options ].apply( instance, args );
});
}
else {
this.each(function() {
var instance = $.data( this, 'arctext' );
if ( !instance ) {
$.data( this, 'arctext', new $.Arctext( options, this ) );
}
});
}
return this;
};
})( jQuery );
// END arctext.js -------------------------------------
jQuery(function($) {
let $demo = $('#demo');
$demo.arctext({radius: 200, rotate: false});
});#demo {
font-size: 2rem; /* just for demonstration */
}<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<p id="demo">Non-rotated letters</p>See it in action on jsfiddle.
You have to trimmed space text in an element such as <p id="demo">hello world</p>.
Next, add new version of jQuery and arctext.js to your HTML.
Then use this command $('#demo').arctext({radius: 200, rotate: false}); to execute arc.
You may change radius to match your need.
