# Typewriting Text effect, looking for further info

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typewriting-text-effect-looking-for-further-info/324242>\
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**Created:** [August 10, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typewriting-text-effect-looking-for-further-info/324242 "2011-08-10T08:28:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![SplashKhat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@SplashKhat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SplashKhat)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typewriting-text-effect-looking-for-further-info/324242/1 "2011-08-10T08:28:32Z")

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Found a somewhat useful tutorial on getting a Typewriter effect for a string of text in AS3.  
[http://lewinzki.com/tutorials/actionscript/type\_writer.php](http://lewinzki.com/tutorials/actionscript/type_writer.php)  
At the end of the Tut, the author mentions being able to recognize characters and creating additional functions, such as pause for a duration when a comma is reached.

1st. Does anyone have or know of such an example? I’m not clear on how to script this concept.

2nd. I notice the /n in the string gives a line break effect. Where can I find out what all of these /commands are?

3rd. Is it possible to script my own /commands to be called while the typewriter is typing? I want to trigger a function at a given point, such as to display a button, and not display the /command as text.

I checked a few websites for answers. Apparently I’m not using the right search terms.