Hello Figma Team,
First of all, thank you for building Motion. It has made it much easier for designers to create engaging animations directly inside Figma.
One feature that would significantly improve Motion is a built-in Typewriter (Auto Typing) text animation.
Currently, designers who want text to appear letter by letter have to create complicated workarounds by splitting text into individual layers or manually animating masks and keyframes. This becomes especially time-consuming for longer paragraphs or multiple text elements.
I propose adding a native Typewriter animation with customizable controls such as:
- Character-by-character typing
- Word-by-word typing
- Adjustable typing speed
- Start delay
- Blinking cursor (optional)
- Cursor styles (line, block, underline)
- Delete/backspace animation
- Pause after completing a sentence
- Support for multiline paragraphs
- Compatibility with existing Motion keyframes and easing
This feature would greatly benefit designers creating:
- Product launch videos
- Social media content
- Educational videos
- UI/UX presentations
- Coding tutorials
- AI demonstrations
- Marketing advertisements
Native support would remove the need for tedious workarounds and external animation software, making Motion even more powerful for modern content creation.
Thank you for considering this suggestion.