Installing and quick start
Learn how to get started animating your first texts using "Text Animator for Unity".
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Learn how to get started animating your first texts using "Text Animator for Unity".
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As the first step, you need to implement Text Animator in your project.
Import the Text Mesh Pro package (if not present): Browse the Project manager (Unity → Window/PackageManager), download and install the package named TextMeshPro.
Import the Text Animator package
Add a TextAnimator Component on the same GameObject that has a TextMeshPro Text component.
The inspector should look like this (you can also use TextMeshPro 3D text component instead):
✅ Done! I told you that it would have been quick! Your text is now ready for effects.
Here's how to quickly animate your first texts.
To add effects in your text, you can use rich text tags like this: "I'm <shake>freezing</shake>".
Try writing a text by experimenting with the following tags: <wiggle> <shake> <wave> <bounce>, like "<wiggle>I'm joking</wiggle> hehe now <shake>I'm scared</shake>", then enter Unity's Play mode.
✅ Your text is animating letters based on the effects you've written.
To show letters dynamically (like a typewriter):
Add a TextAnimatorPlayer component on the same GameObject. (In Unity's Edit Mode)
Tell TextAnimator that you want to use the typewriter. For now, let's do it the super simple way: On the TextAnimator component, set "Use Easy Integration" value to true. Then enter Play mode.
✅ Your text is now shown dynamically, like a typewriter.
Have fun animating your texts!
Please be also sure to read:
In addition to the quick and simple documentation, Text Animator contains multiple example scenes you can visit and learn from, each one showing specific features. [I suggest starting from the scene named "00-Welcome"]
P.S. You can delete (or avoid importing) the Example Scenes folder if you don't need them in your project.
P.S. If you already have an external typewriter component, please remove it or it might conflict with the plugin. (Read more about )
