Text typer - launches on a trigger (can be anything) and types out the text with mistakes. http://codepen.io/franhaselden/pen/jbWoGJ
.typer {
display:none;
}
<p>Click here to start it</p>
<br />
<h2 id="typer-get-in-touch" class="typer" data-text="Get in Touhc^^ch"></h2>
/* The trigger function */
$('p').click(function () {
var outputID = $("#typer-get-in-touch");
textTyping(outputID);
});
/* The typer function */
function textTyping(outputID) {
var textString = $(outputID).data("text");
if (textString === "") return;
$(outputID).show();
var textArray = textString.split("");
var texttypeing = setInterval(
function () {
typeOutText(outputID, textArray);
}, 170);
function typeOutText(outputID, textArray) {
if (textArray[0] == "^") {
outputID.text(function (index, text) {
return text.replace(/(\s+)?.$/, '');
});
textArray.shift();
} else {
if (textArray.length > 0) {
outputID.append(textArray.shift());
} else {
$(outputID).data("text", "");
clearTimeout(texttypeing);
}
}
}
}