# Automatic Handwriting

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-handwriting/51221>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-handwriting/51221 "2004-05-11T02:48:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![smcdonald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@smcdonald](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smcdonald)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-handwriting/51221/1 "2004-05-11T02:48:10Z")

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Does anyone know how to create an effect where your text “writes” itself on the screen? I have a cool font that looks like handwriting and for my splash/intro page, I want flash to “write” my name in this font. Does this make sense?

S.