# ASCII Text — primitive for text reveals (react)

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A word built out of ASCII characters, rippling in waves with a chromatic colour fringe

- **Install:** `npx shadcn@latest add @react-bits/ASCIIText-JS-CSS`
- **Registry:** react-bits · **Framework:** react · **License:** MIT + Commons Clause
- **Docs and preview:** https://reactbits.dev/text-animations/ascii-text
- **Source:** https://github.com/DavidHDev/react-bits/blob/main/src/content/TextAnimations/ASCIIText/ASCIIText.jsx
- **Example:** https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/d7d0db68cd24/lib-react-bits-ascii-text.mp4 (Captured from the library’s own demo page (React Bits))
- **Time:** Drive from the frame. Runs on its own clock (requestAnimationFrame, timers, springs or CSS). Drive it from frame / fps before rendering, or the render drifts.
- **Runs:** local render, free
- **Aspect:** any

## Prompt that renders it frame-exact

Use ASCII Text from React Bits (https://reactbits.dev/text-animations/ascii-text, MIT + Commons Clause: fine in video). Install with `npx shadcn@latest add @react-bits/ASCIIText-JS-CSS` and use it as a big title or logo word for dev, gaming or retro-tech content. Set text, asciiFontSize (6–10), textColor, colors for the chromatic tint, waves, waveSpeed and scramble. Its uTime comes from performance.now in a requestAnimationFrame loop. Patch it to frame / fps, and set interactive={false}, clickRipple={false} and intro={false} (or drive the intro from the same clock).

## Used in

- [Product launch film](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/product-launch.md)
- [Notes-app ad](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/notes-ad.md)
- [Text-message story](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/chat-story.md)
- [CLI & terminal demo](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/terminal-demo.md)
- [AI chat & agent demo](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/ai-demo.md)
- [Data story](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/data-story.md)
- [Math animation](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/math-animation.md)
- [Whiteboard & hand-drawn](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/whiteboard.md)

## More text reveals

- [Blur In](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.blur-in.md) — `npx hyperframes add blur-in`
- [Blur Out Up](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.blur-out-up.md) — `npx hyperframes add blur-out-up`
- [Bottom Up Letters](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.bottom-up-letters.md) — `npx hyperframes add bottom-up-letters`
- [Caret Swap](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.caret-swap.md) — `npx hyperframes add caret-swap`
- [Focus Blur Resolve](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.focus-blur-resolve.md) — `npx hyperframes add focus-blur-resolve`
- [Line-by-Line Slide](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.line-by-line-slide.md) — `npx hyperframes add line-by-line-slide`