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sorciereus test
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Hi all. Quick question. I'd like to tween the kerning/letter spacing on a line of text. Got it working but have a couple specific inquiries. I wasn't able to locate the exact documentation for the letterspacing tween effect.
 
My line of code is: 
 

TweenMax.fromTo("#text1", 1, {letterSpacing:20, alpha:0}, {letterSpacing:10, alpha:1});

I'd like to add a delay and also I want the text to tween from the center rather than from the left - how do I do that as well? 

 

Here is the CSS:

 

#text1
{
font-family: 'Anderson 1938', 'anderson_1938regular', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
font-size:28px;
font-weight:400;
letter-spacing: 10px;
color:#fff;
position:absolute;
top:38px;
left:121px;
text-align:center;
z-index:10;
}

I thought maybe the text-align:center; would get it to animate from the center but no such luck. Thanks in advance for any direction!

 

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Hi sorciereus  :)

 

If you want to see a really nice 'from the center' text animation, you should take a look at this pen from Diaco. (one of our forum superheros)

See the Pen OVqBBq by MAW (@MAW) on CodePen

 

That pen is using the SplitText plugin which is a Club Membership perk, but may be exactly what you need.

 

Hopefully that helps a bit.

 

Happy tweening.

:)

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