davatron5000/Lettering.js

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Lettering.js is a lightweight jQuery plugin that wraps individual letters, words, or lines of text in span tags, giving developers per-character CSS control for radical web typography. It includes accessibility support via aria-labels and is commonly used for custom kerning and typographic posters.

Use cases

• kern individual letters of a headline with CSS
• create typographic CSS3 posters
• animate each letter of a title separately
• split headings into words or lines for styling
• apply per-character styling while keeping text selectable

When to choose

• you need down-to-the-letter CSS control over a heading or blockquote
• you are already using jQuery and want a tiny typography helper
• you want accessible per-character markup with aria attributes handled for you

When to avoid

• your project does not use jQuery
• you need to wrap every letter on a large page, which will hurt performance
• you want a maintained modern framework-free solution

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

ui-components animation templating web-development frontend web-design browser jquery-plugin typography web-typography kerning span-injection css3 nodejs

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