# Flip Text

> Headline whose letters flip over in 3D one after another in a looping wave.

- Kind: Element
- Page: https://ownlyplans.com/bhaskar/flip-text/
- Licence: MIT (do anything, keep the notice)

## Code

`index.html`

```html
<!--
  Ported to plain HTML/CSS/JS for OwnlyPlans from ObsidianUI (https://github.com/Atharvsinh-codez/ObsidianUI)
  MIT License — Copyright (c) 2026 ObsidianUI
  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated
  documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
  the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
  permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
-->
<div class="op-flip-stage">
  <div class="op-flip-text" data-text="Build something worth sharing" data-duration="2.2" data-delay="0" data-loop="true"></div>
</div>
```

`styles.css`

```css
/* Ported from ObsidianUI (MIT License, Copyright (c) 2026 ObsidianUI) */
.op-flip-stage{min-height:320px;display:grid;place-items:center;background:#fafafa;color:#0a0a0a;font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(2rem,6vw,4.5rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.03em;text-align:center;padding:2rem}
.op-flip-text{display:inline-block;line-height:1;perspective:1000px}
.op-flip-text .word{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;transform-style:preserve-3d}
.op-flip-text .ws{display:inline-block}
.op-flip-char{display:inline-block;position:relative;transform-style:preserve-3d;color:inherit;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;height:1.2em;line-height:1.2em;vertical-align:middle;animation:op-flip var(--flip-duration,2.2s) var(--flip-delay,0s) var(--flip-iteration,infinite) ease}
.op-flip-char::before,.op-flip-char::after{color:inherit;-webkit-text-fill-color:currentColor;content:attr(data-char);position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;backface-visibility:hidden;animation:op-fade var(--flip-duration,2.2s) var(--flip-delay,0s) var(--flip-iteration,infinite) ease}
.op-flip-char::after{transform:translate(-50%,-50%) translateZ(.6em)}
.op-flip-char::before{transform:translate(-50%,-50%) rotateX(-90deg) translateZ(.6em);opacity:0;--opacity:1}
@keyframes op-flip{0%{transform:rotateX(0deg)}25%,100%{transform:rotateX(90deg)}}
@keyframes op-fade{0%{opacity:1}30%,100%{opacity:var(--opacity,0)}}
```

`script.js`

```js
document.querySelectorAll('.op-flip-text').forEach(function(el){
  var text=el.dataset.text||el.textContent, dur=parseFloat(el.dataset.duration||2.2), delay=parseFloat(el.dataset.delay||0);
  var loop=el.dataset.loop!=='false', together=el.dataset.together==='true', words=text.split(' '), total=text.length, idx=0;
  el.textContent='';
  words.forEach(function(w,wi){
    var ws=document.createElement('span'); ws.className='word';
    w.split('').forEach(function(c){
      var s=document.createElement('span'); s.className='op-flip-char'; s.dataset.char=c; s.textContent=c;
      var d=together?delay:Math.sin((idx/total)*(Math.PI/2))*(dur*.25)+delay;
      s.style.setProperty('--flip-duration',dur+'s'); s.style.setProperty('--flip-delay',d+'s'); s.style.setProperty('--flip-iteration',loop?'infinite':'1');
      ws.appendChild(s); idx++;
    });
    if(wi<words.length-1){var sp=document.createElement('span');sp.className='ws';sp.innerHTML='&nbsp;';ws.appendChild(sp);idx++;}
    el.appendChild(ws);
  });
});
```

## About

Headline whose letters flip over in 3D one after another in a looping wave. Ported to plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript from ObsidianUI (github.com/Atharvsinh-codez/ObsidianUI), which is released under the MIT License. The original copyright notice is kept in the code.

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Also available as JSON: https://ownlyplans.com/bhaskar/flip-text/?format=json
MCP server: https://ownlyplans.com/mcp