# yairEO/fancyInput

Makes typing in input fields fun with CSS3 effects

Repository: https://github.com/yairEO/fancyInput
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fancyinput
Language: CSS
License Family: other
Topics: css3-effects, text-effects, typing-effect
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-04-10T19:03:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4943, "days_push": 3067, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1908, forks 274 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:52.986229+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that adds playful CSS3 letter-by-letter animation effects to typing and deleting in text inputs and textareas. It is a small frontend UI enhancement library with no active development since 2018.

## Use cases
- add animated typing effects to form inputs
- make text input fields more fun with css animations
- letter-by-letter typing animation for input fields
- stylized delete/backspace effect in textarea
- eye-catching input effects for a demo or landing page

## When to choose
- you want a fun, decorative typing animation on inputs in a jQuery-based page
- you need a lightweight visual effect with no build tooling

## When to avoid
- you need IE support
- you want a maintained library with a license and active updates
- you need accessible, performance-sensitive production forms

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, ui-components, css-framework
- domain: frontend, web-development, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: css3-effects, typing-effect, text-effects, jquery-plugin, form-inputs, jquery

## Member repositories
- yairEO/fancyInput (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:52.986229+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:11:14.256609+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yairEO/fancyInput (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:52.986229+00:00, sha e81504c91de4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.