Tegaki is a handwriting animation library that turns any font into animated text for the web.
The tool solves the problem of creating natural-looking handwriting animations without manual path authoring or native dependencies. It works by analyzing font glyphs and generating stroke-by-stroke animations with realistic timing. Users can apply animations to any font, choosing from bundled handwriting fonts or custom ones created through an interactive studio. The library supports three animation modes: loop for continuous repetition, once for a single playthrough, and static for finished artwork.
Tegaki suits projects that need decorative or engaging text animations, from README files and presentations to interactive web applications. It works across all major frameworks including React, Vue, Svelte, SolidJS, Astro, and Web Components, as well as vanilla JavaScript. The tool includes built-in fonts covering multiple scripts: Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, Devanagari, Japanese, Korean, and Bengali. For developers who prefer not to integrate a component, a command-line interface generates self-contained animated SVG files directly, with options to customize font, animation mode, size, and color. An interactive studio provides additional capabilities for generating custom font bundles and exporting to PNG, GIF, or WebM formats.
The project shows consistent maintenance with regular updates addressing both feature requests and bug fixes. Pull requests receive timely review and feedback from maintainers. The codebase demonstrates attention to code quality through active refactoring and architectural improvements. Documentation is comprehensive and kept current alongside feature development. The maintainers actively engage with the community through issue discussions and provide clear guidance on usage patterns and limitations.
