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Animated Heading

Animated Heading combines fixed text with a sequence of changing words or phrases. Use it for a short headline whose variations remain understandable in the same sentence.

Add and configure Animated Heading

  1. Click Add, choose Animated Heading, and place it in the container.
  2. Set Before Text, populate Changing Text, and set After Text under Content > Content.
  3. Choose Tag for the heading level.
  4. Configure Design > Effect, Size, and Typography.
  5. Save your changes.
Animated Heading controls in the Breakdance editor
Animated Heading controls in the Breakdance editor

This element has no children; use its own controls.

Controls

Responsive varies by breakpoint; Hover has a hover value; Shared applies across both. Linked controls have their own reference. In conditions, = means “is” and ≠ means “is not.”

Content > Content

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Before Text Enter the before text. Shared
Changing Text Add, edit, remove, and reorder changing text. When: Type ≠ annotation. Shared
Changing Text > Text Visible text. When: Type ≠ annotation. Shared
After Text Enter the after text. Shared
Tag h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6. Shared

Design > Effect

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Type Typing, Rotating. Shared

Shown when Type = Typing.

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Typing > Type Speed Type speed and unit. Shared
Typing > Start Delay Start delay and unit. Shared
Typing > Back Speed Back speed and unit. Shared
Typing > Back Delay Back delay and unit. Shared
Typing > Shuffle On/off. Shared
Typing > Disable Loop On/off. Shared
Typing > Hide Cursor On/off. Shared
Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Typing > Cursor Enter the cursor. When: Type = Typing and Hide Cursor is unset. Shared

Shown when Type = Typing.

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Typing > Cursor Style typography controls. See linked controls
Typing > Typography typography controls. See linked controls
Typing > Background Color or supported fill. Shared
Typing > Spacing spacing controls. See linked controls

Shown when Type = Rotating.

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Rotating > Duration Duration and unit. Shared
Rotating > Delay Delay and unit. Shared
Rotating > Easing In easeOutSine, easeOutExpo, easeOutBack, easeOutBounce. Shared
Rotating > Easing Out easeInSine, easeInExpo, easeInBack, easeInBounce. Shared
Rotating > Transform origin Set transform origin. Shared
Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Rotating > Effect Slide down, Slide right, Slide up, Slide left, Rotate, Flip x, Flip y, Zoom in, Zoom out. When: Type = Rotating and Type = Rotating. Shared
Rotating > Background Color or supported fill. When: Type = Rotating. Shared
Rotating > Spacing spacing controls. When: Type = Rotating. See linked controls

Design > Size

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Width Width. Responsive

Design > Typography

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Typography typography controls. See linked controls

Design > Spacing

Setting Purpose and options Behavior
Spacing spacing controls. See linked controls

Troubleshooting

The heading jumps in width

Test the longest changing phrase and review Size and Effect settings.

The meaning is lost while text changes

Keep the fixed text descriptive and avoid putting essential instructions only in the animated phrase.