# Blur Text

> An animated text component that brings a sentence into focus one character at a time from a blur, either on page load or when it scrolls into view, and can blur back out.

- Author: [kevingirelli](https://21st.dev/@kevingirelli)
- Library: @delego
- License: MIT
- Tags: Text Animation, Blur, Scroll Reveal, Typography
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@kevingirelli/components/blur-text

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/kevingirelli/blur-text?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/text-animation.md