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Letter Staircase Down
Letters drop from above in a staged staircase, landing crisply.
Installation
Run the following command:
pnpmdlx shadcn@latest add https://mutype.dev/r/top-down-letters.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
Top-down counterpart to bottom-up-letters. Use on short words or compact headers at 40px+. The micro-scale (1.04 → 1) keeps the drop from feeling like a slam. For strings >12 chars switch to per-word target to keep pacing readable.
Inspired by Apple keynote headers, controlled top-down editorial reveals, kinetic word swaps..