Editorialper-character
Spacing Collapse
Wide-spaced blurry letters collapse inward to their natural tracking.
Installation
Run the following command:
pnpmdlx shadcn@latest add https://mutype.dev/r/letter-spacing-collapse.jsonProps
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| spec | AnimationSpec | — | Animation spec object (imported from components/mutype/specs/<id>). |
| text | string | — | The text to animate. |
| as | "span" | "div" | "h1"–"h4" | "p" | "span" | The HTML element to render. |
| triggerKey | string | number | — | Re-runs the animation when the value changes. |
| duration_multiplier | number | 1 | Scales duration_ms and stagger_ms uniformly. >1 slower, <1 faster. |
| y_travel_multiplier | number | 1 | Multiplier on y_px values; useful to dampen lift on small text. |
| forceReducedMotion | boolean | false | Forces the reduced-motion fallback even when the user has not opted in (testing). |
| onFinished | () => void | — | Fires once when the enter phase completes (not on cancel). |
| className | string | — | Tailwind / CSS class names. Forwarded to the host element. |
Usage notes
Best on hero titles 56px+ on solid backgrounds. The 0.4em starting tracking is dramatic — clamp to 0.25em for body sizes. Letter-spacing animations cause line-width changes; reserve a fixed-width slot or center-align the container so adjacent layout does not shift. Variable fonts with optical sizing (e.g. Inter Display) read best here.
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