# Animated TEXT

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-text/147193>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 8, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-text/147193 "2005-05-08T03:20:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![mle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mle)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-text/147193/1 "2005-05-08T03:20:02Z")

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just wondering if anyone knows an easy way to animate text, as if it’s being typed. i’m guessing it would need to be a movie clip. would i just have to make keyframe after keyframe and put one letter on each?  
emily