Install
That writes one file:compositions/components/staggered-fade-up.html.
Variables
Every one of these has a default, so the piece works untouched. Set the ones you want to change on the element:| Variable | Default | Accepts | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
direction | up | up, down, left, right | Where the offset the timeline drives points. |
distance | standard | close, standard, far | Scales the travel offset, so the words cover a shorter or longer run in the same time. |
tone | ink | ink, paper, accent | Word colour: ink for light frames, paper for dark ones, accent rides —brand. |
words | Staggered fade up | string | The words themselves, split on spaces, one span and one stagger step each. |
data-variable-values on the element that mounts it. These are the
defaults, so this behaves exactly like the preview above until you change one:
<div
data-composition-id="staggered-fade-up"
data-composition-src="compositions/components/staggered-fade-up.html"
data-variable-values='{"direction":"up","distance":"standard","tone":"ink","words":"Staggered fade up"}'
></div>
Source
staggered-fade-up.html
staggered-fade-up.html
<!--
Staggered Fade Up - remocn typography primitive for HyperFrames.
Paste the markup, CSS and script into a composition. Drive the timeline
integration from a paused GSAP timeline so renders remain deterministic.
Variables. The script reads each one, falls back to the declared default on
anything missing or unrecognised, and writes the result as a custom property
the CSS below consumes. The timeline recipe at the bottom is untouched by
them: it keeps driving one offset, one scale and one blur, and these decide
what that offset means on screen and what colour the words arrive in.
- direction (up | down | left | right, default up): where the offset the
timeline drives points. up rises into place, down drops in, left and
right slide in along the baseline.
- distance (close | standard | far, default standard): scales that offset,
so the words cover a shorter or longer run in the same time. close covers
half the run, far nearly double.
- tone (ink | paper | accent, default ink): word colour. ink is near-black
for light frames, paper near-white for dark ones, accent rides --brand.
It writes its own property and never touches the shared --fg token.
- words (text, default "Staggered fade up"): the words themselves, split on
spaces, one span and one stagger step each. Anything empty, blank or not
a string leaves the authored markup alone.
On every default the result is identical to the original: three near-black
words rise 22px through a 5px blur, 0.055s apart.
-->
<div
class="hf-remocn-staggered-fade-up"
data-composition-variables='[
{ "id": "direction", "type": "enum", "role": "motion", "label": "Direction", "description": "Where the offset the timeline drives points.", "default": "up", "options": [{ "value": "up", "label": "Up" }, { "value": "down", "label": "Down" }, { "value": "left", "label": "Left" }, { "value": "right", "label": "Right" }] },
{ "id": "distance", "type": "enum", "role": "motion", "label": "Distance", "description": "Scales the travel offset, so the words cover a shorter or longer run in the same time.", "default": "standard", "options": [{ "value": "close", "label": "Close" }, { "value": "standard", "label": "Standard" }, { "value": "far", "label": "Far" }] },
{ "id": "tone", "type": "enum", "role": "style", "label": "Tone", "description": "Word colour: ink for light frames, paper for dark ones, accent rides --brand.", "default": "ink", "options": [{ "value": "ink", "label": "Ink" }, { "value": "paper", "label": "Paper" }, { "value": "accent", "label": "Accent" }] },
{ "id": "words", "type": "string", "role": "content", "label": "Words", "description": "The words themselves, split on spaces, one span and one stagger step each.", "default": "Staggered fade up" }
]'
>
<span>Staggered</span><span>fade</span><span>up</span>
</div>
<style>
.hf-remocn-staggered-fade-up {
color: var(--hf-fade-word-color, var(--fg, #18181b));
font-family: var(--font-display, Inter, system-ui, sans-serif);
font-weight: 900;
letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.hf-remocn-staggered-fade-up {
display: inline-flex;
gap: var(--space-1, 12px);
font-size: 56px;
line-height: 1;
}
.hf-remocn-staggered-fade-up span {
display: inline-block;
transform: translate(
calc(var(--hf-word-x, 0px) + var(--hf-word-y, 0px) * var(--hf-word-axis-x, 0)),
calc(var(--hf-word-y, 0px) * var(--hf-word-axis-y, 1))
)
scale(var(--hf-word-scale, 1));
filter: blur(var(--hf-word-blur, 0px));
will-change: transform, filter, opacity;
}
</style>
<script>
(function () {
"use strict";
var vars =
window.__hyperframes && window.__hyperframes.getVariables
? window.__hyperframes.getVariables()
: {};
// Unrecognised overrides return to their declared defaults.
var axes = {
up: { x: 0, y: 1 },
down: { x: 0, y: -1 },
left: { x: -1, y: 0 },
right: { x: 1, y: 0 },
};
var reaches = { close: 0.5, standard: 1, far: 1.85 };
var tones = {
ink: "var(--fg, #18181b)",
paper: "#fafafa",
accent: "var(--brand, #34d399)",
};
function pick(table, value, fallback) {
return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(table, value) ? value : fallback;
}
var axis = axes[pick(axes, vars.direction, "up")];
var reach = reaches[pick(reaches, vars.distance, "standard")];
var tone = tones[pick(tones, vars.tone, "ink")];
var words =
typeof vars.words === "string" && vars.words.trim() ? vars.words.trim().split(/\s+/) : null;
var roots = document.querySelectorAll(".hf-remocn-staggered-fade-up");
for (var i = 0; i < roots.length; i += 1) {
roots[i].style.setProperty("--hf-word-axis-x", String(axis.x * reach));
roots[i].style.setProperty("--hf-word-axis-y", String(axis.y * reach));
roots[i].style.setProperty("--hf-fade-word-color", tone);
if (words) {
roots[i].textContent = "";
for (var j = 0; j < words.length; j += 1) {
var span = document.createElement("span");
span.textContent = words[j];
roots[i].appendChild(span);
}
}
}
})();
</script>
<!--
Timeline integration:
tl.fromTo('.hf-remocn-staggered-fade-up span', { opacity: 0, '--hf-word-y': '22px', '--hf-word-scale': 0.92, '--hf-word-blur': '5px' }, { opacity: 1, '--hf-word-y': '0px', '--hf-word-scale': 1, '--hf-word-blur': '0px', duration: 0.3, stagger: 0.055, ease: 'power3.out' }, startTime);
-->
Usage
Opencompositions/components/staggered-fade-up.html and paste its contents into your composition. See the comment header in the file for detailed instructions.
Tagged video-primitive motion-primitive remocn-port typography.