Who goes first
Left to right, from the centre, random, and more: the order on the track decides how the letters follow each other.
GUIDE · TEXT ANIMATION
Words that arrive
one letter at a time.
Animated type is the fastest way to make a post, a title card or a banner feel alive. In Ilo Animation every letter is its own piece, so a headline can rise from behind a line, spring in, wave or draw itself, and you control the order and the timing.
01 — HOW IT WORKS
Type, Magic, export.
- 01
Write the words
Add text in the browser with any of 1,900+ Google Fonts, start from a template, or open a design with type in it (SVG, .ai, or your Illustrator document).
- 02
Press Magic
The biggest text becomes the title and comes in letter by letter; smaller lines follow. Or pick a text animation from the library: mask reveals, springs, waves, typewriter-style sequences.
- 03
Export
MP4 for social, GIF for chats and slides, WebM with a transparent background for video, Lottie or animated SVG for websites. No watermark.
02 — CONTROL
More than a preset.
The rhythm
The striped tail of a block is the stagger: drag it for a tight burst or a slow cascade.
One letter on its own
Pick any letter on the stage and give it its own track and moves, for an accent on one word.
Sharp at any size
Letters stay vectors in Lottie and animated SVG, so the file needs no font to play.
03 — QUESTIONS
Good to know.
Is there a watermark?
No. What you export has no watermark, during the free trial and after.
Can I use my own font?
Online you can choose from 1,900+ Google Fonts. Inside Illustrator, any font in your document works, because Ilo Animation reads the type from your artwork.
What sizes can I make?
Templates come in Instagram post (1080 × 1080), Story and Reel (1080 × 1920), YouTube thumbnail, 16:9 presentation, Facebook cover, LinkedIn banner, poster and logo sizes. Video and GIF export at 480, 720 or 1080 px.
What does it cost?
Animating is free online; exporting starts a 5-day free trial with every feature and no card. See pricing.