# Mechanical Typewriter: motion graphics style

> A typewriter text animation: a close-up manual typewriter types the word as typebars swing, the carriage steps with every strike and the bell rings. Uneven ink makes it feel real; ideal for storytelling and literary titles.

- Category: [Kinetic Typography](https://aimotions.art/category/kinetic-typography/)
- Also known as: typewriter text animation, typing effect, typewriter reveal, manual typewriter, typebar strike, carriage return animation
- Demo built with: Canvas · Energy: Calm · Background: Dark bg
- Live demo: https://aimotions.art/styles/mechanical-typewriter/
- Spanish version: https://aimotions.art/es/estilos/mechanical-typewriter/

## Prompt (replace [TEXT] with your text)

```text
Show a close-up of a manual typewriter typing [TEXT] in a worn slab typewriter face on cream paper. The strike point stays fixed just right of center: for each keystroke a dark typebar swings up from below, the black-and-red ribbon flicks up, the machine jolts a pixel, a letter appears and the carriage (paper, black rubber platen and a chrome scale with tick marks) steps left by one character. Use a human rhythm with uneven gaps. Every letter inks differently: lighter or heavier, slightly rotated or offset, speckled, sometimes double-struck, one with a red fringe from the ribbon. When the word is centered the bell dings, then a fast carriage return slides everything back and the paper feeds up one double-spaced line, leaving the typed line above. Loop.
```

## Visual DNA

- Fixed strike point; paper, platen and scale travel with the carriage
- Typebar swing and ribbon lift on every keystroke, with a tiny jolt
- Uneven ink per letter: pressure, speckle, double strikes, a red ribbon fringe
- Bell ding, fast carriage return and a line feed that scrolls the page up
- Cream paper over a dark green enamel machine and black rubber platen

The prompts are free to copy, adapt and use in personal and commercial projects, with no credit required. Republishing the collection or a substantial part of it (for example as another library or a dataset) requires written permission.

How to cite: Mechanical Typewriter, aimotions, https://aimotions.art/styles/mechanical-typewriter/