Rescroll

Free text reveal animation

Words that rise into view from behind an invisible edge, one after another, the way a film title or a product line is revealed. Download it as a 1080p MP4. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

The basics

What is a text reveal animation?

A text reveal animation is text that appears by being uncovered rather than faded in: each word slides up from behind an edge you can't see, so it seems to come out of the line itself. Designers call the edge a mask, and the effect is common in film titles, brand videos and quote cards.

This page opens on “Good things take time” in a serif typeface on the Paper look. Each word rises from below its line with a slight tilt that straightens as it arrives, starting a moment after the word before it.

Because the words are uncovered rather than faded, the reveal stays clean on a green background: there are no half-transparent edges for a chroma key to trip over.

To put it on your video, see how to add a title animation in CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro.

What you download

Price
Free. No sign-up, no email, no watermark.
Format
MP4 (H.264), no audio
Resolution
1080p: 1080×1920, 1920×1080, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350
Frame rate
30 or 60 fps
Text
A title of up to 80 characters and a subtitle of up to 60
Animations
Rise, Pop, Slide, Track in, Wipe, Fade up and Kinetic, at three speeds
Length
The animation, then 0.5 to 10 seconds on screen, with an optional exit
Layout
Left, center or right; three sizes; subtitle above or below
Colors
Six looks, or any text color on any background color
Overlay
Green background for chroma key, or black for a Screen blend
Where it runs
In your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How it works

How to make a text reveal animation.

Four steps, about a minute, and nothing to install.

  1. 1

    Type your title

    Up to 80 characters, and a subtitle of up to 60 if you want one. Press Enter in the title to choose where the lines break, and pick whether the subtitle sits above or below.

  2. 2

    Pick an animation

    Rise, Pop, Slide, Track in, Wipe, Fade up or Kinetic. Set the speed, how long the finished title stays on screen, and whether it animates out at the end.

  3. 3

    Lay it out and choose a look

    Align it left, center or right, choose a size, and add a line between title and subtitle. Then one of six looks, or your own title, accent and background colors.

  4. 4

    Download the MP4

    Press Download. The video is rendered in your browser at 1080p and saved to your device, usually in a few seconds. No account, no watermark.

More versions

Make a different one.

Each one opens its own maker with the settings filled in. Change anything, then download.

Title animation

A title and subtitle revealed seven ways: words rising out of a mask, popping, sliding, tracking in, wiped or fading up.

Kinetic typography

A sentence that lands a word or two at a time in heavy capitals, then stacks into one block. White on black.

Intro title

A 16:9 title card: a title in capitals drawing together from wide spacing, with a line and a subtitle under it.

When a title animation isn’t enough

The free title animation is the starting point.

Here you get a clean title on a background. In Rescroll you describe the title you actually want — “put our episode name beside me in our brand font as I say it, with the guest's name under it” — and it's designed from scratch on your own video. Attach your logo, fonts or a screenshot and it matches them. Want it changed? Ask in the chat.

Free title animation

Rescroll

Seven animations, in your colors

Any design you can describe, matched to your logo, fonts or a screenshot

A clip you overlay and key out yourself

Built on your own video, placed around you

You line it up in your editor

Appears on the exact word you say

Change it with the settings here

Change anything by asking in the chat

Make it yours in RescrollSee AI motion graphics

Part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

Your site, live. Scrolls and zooms to pricing on cue.
Sponsor read. Brand, code and sticker, on the words.

Both built in Rescroll from a description.

Questions

Text reveal animation: your questions, answered.

How do I make a text reveal animation?

This page opens on one. Type your own words into the Title field, choose a look and a frame shape, and press Download for a 1080p MP4.

Can the text reveal from a block instead of a mask?

Yes. Choose Wipe under Animation and a solid block runs across each line, then pulls away to leave the words behind it. Accent color sets the block's color.

Can I make the reveal slower?

Yes. Set Speed to Slow and every word takes longer to rise, with more time between them. Fast does the opposite.

Can the words disappear the same way at the end?

Yes. Turn on “Animate out at the end” and the words carry on upward out of the mask after the title has stayed on screen for the time you set.

Is the title animation maker free?

Yes. It's free to use and free to download, with no account, no email address and no watermark on the video. There's no limit on how many you make.

What format and resolution is the video?

An MP4 with H.264 video, at 1080p in the shape you choose: 1080×1920 (9:16) for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1920×1080 (16:9) for YouTube, 1080×1080 (1:1), or 1080×1350 (4:5) for the Instagram feed. You can export at 30 or 60 frames per second.

Can I get the title animation with a transparent background?

MP4 can't store transparency, so the title animation comes ready to key instead. Set the background to green and remove it with chroma key in your editor. If the graphic is light, you can also set the background to black and use the Screen blend mode. Either way only the title animation is left over your footage.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The title animation is drawn and encoded on your own device, using your browser's built-in video encoder. Nothing is sent to a server and there's no render queue.

Can I use the title animation in client work, ads or monetized videos?

Yes. The video you download is yours to use in personal and commercial projects, with no attribution needed.

Can I match my brand, add my logo or change the design?

Not in the free maker, which is deliberately simple. That's what Rescroll's AI motion graphics are for: describe the graphic you want in plain English, attach your logo, fonts or a screenshot of your style, and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the word you say. Ask for any change in the chat. It's part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

More free tools

Other graphics you can make here.

All free, all made in your browser, all without a watermark. See every free tool.

Lower third

A name and a title in five animated styles: a bar, a line, a card, a name tag or an @handle pill, placed along the bottom of the frame.

Typewriter text

Your words typing themselves behind a cursor, in a human rhythm. The text alone for an overlay, or inside a terminal window.

Text highlight animation

A sentence rises in word by word, then a highlighter sweeps behind the words that matter. Underline, circle, box or strike them instead.

Neon text

“Good vibes only” in pink handwritten neon that flickers on line by line, then glows steady on black.

Glitch text

Your words in bursts of color split, sideways slices and flicker, with calm between them and a clean hold at the end.

Quote video

A quote set line by line under a large opening mark, with one phrase highlighted and the author’s name after it.

Keep reading

Where to go next.

Title animation

Back to the title animation maker, with everything it can do.

AI motion graphics

Counters, charts, app screens and maps designed from a description, on your own video and timed to your words.

AI video editor

The whole edit from a sentence: silences and bad takes cut, captions, color, zooms and graphics.

Rescroll vs After Effects

When to keyframe a graphic yourself, and when to describe it instead.

Rescroll vs CapCut

Preset text animations against graphics designed for each moment. Often used together.

Your next video,
edited like the top 1%.

Drop it in. Say what should appear. Read the plan, press Build, and export the finished video — no After Effects, no editor, no template.

Make your first graphic

Part of Pro, Ultimate and Scale · Export is free · Failed builds are refunded