# Text preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-preloader/308503>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 24, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-preloader/308503 "2010-04-24T06:47:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![lope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@lope](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lope)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-preloader/308503/1 "2010-04-24T06:47:43Z")

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how to make text acting as a preloader so that its color changes as preloader percentage.  
i dont mean how to apply the math, i mean how to mask it or whatever action to achieve that effect?[COLOR=Red]

[/COLOR]like for example imagine the red is constantly growing to the right letter by letter (actually pixel by pixel:[COLOR=Red]

SOME T[/COLOR]EXT