Random Letter Reveal Effect | After Effects Tutorial

From random letters displaying to a text reveal in after effects. This tutorial we'll create a random letter reveal effect animation with custom text and randomly generated letters, numbers and special characters. We take a look at the character offset option in the animate button.
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[@VerticDesigns]

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[@noxater]

Mate, you saved my life. A client asked me to do something like this and I had no idea how. Cheers!

[@Rishav520]

Amazing Amazing Amazing Lots of love and gratitude ... saving designers one video at a time

[@maryfingb]

Exactly what I needed! Thank you for the tutorial

[@ijuskann]

Amazing, thank you

[@MiloMi]

I love tutorials like this, without unnecessary talking. Big Thanks!

[@VerticDesigns]

Best way haha and no problem 👍

[@DRIPSIRIUS]

YOU ARE THE GOAT!!!! THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL!!

[@NMLKGaming]

THANKS SIR! BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS.

[@ammarq162]

ty, quick easy and works without errors

[@davidbyourplanb]

Brilliant!

[@Sailorfrix]

Very useful, thank you!!

[@daanthijssen1748]

Man , I just love it. Thank you, well explained!

[@VerticDesigns]

No worries

[@bluecherry-hart4786]

Magic! Thanks so much *thumbs up* indeed

[@user-up7gw7mo1e]

so helpful thankyou very much

[@SigmaismOfficial]

you are my mentor now!

[@jpegflipper7930]

so good this tutorial

[@arslanshahid231]

Best method bro👍

[@theoryfound]

Awesome tutorial and straight to the point! Under 5 mins, no background music, and very concise. Thanks for sharing these tips mate.

[@rocky2938]

AWESOME

[@nsaurabh25]

Thank you so much for the great tutorial.

[@VerticDesigns]

No worries 😁👍

[@wtf.scaryking]

very cool, thx

[@CyberRings-NEET]

Short and sweet, thank you for this :)

[@VerticDesigns]

You know it 👌 and no problem

[@jeffsdavis]

Thank you! Just what I needed!

[@VerticDesigns]

You're welcome!

[@mayankknirwan]

thank you so much!!! I was exactly searching for this :)

[@VerticDesigns]

Ayyee that's awesome that you found my video! And no problem:)

[@iamolatomide]

Awesome

[@Guimbas_]

I never see one tutorial more simple =)

[@dirtydrifting3243]

Wicked as always verticdesigns 🤙😉

[@VerticDesigns]

Ayye thanks ;) it's nice seeing you again, hope you're doing well

[@andicrey]

Thank you! Very easy to understand ☺.

[@VerticDesigns]

You're welcome

[@SabirAli-np7ci]

Thanks!!! Thank you very much

[@VerticDesigns]

No problem

[@faisalalamapu1938]

First word that come from mouth after watching this is "wow" . Please continue making this type tutorials more.

[@VerticDesigns]

Happy to hear that 😁 and I will do, it's my mission to make tutorials simple again

[@cosmicrus1988]

useful, ty

[@konstantinkrstic5037]

killer tutorial, THANKS :D

[@VerticDesigns]

No problem 👍

[@vanessarocha9921]

Perfect! Thank you so much! I was racking my brain! 😀

[@VerticDesigns]

No problem! 😀

[@diggky]

ty

[@PenngoJM]

Amazing tutorial

[@VerticDesigns]

Thanks!

[@MemoStills]

Thank you so much! i was looking for this specific effect. By any chance is posible to use this effect changing from one font in to another?

[@unrealengineruseng9583]

Thank you man !!!!

[@VerticDesigns]

You're welcome

[@darkpigraph]

Just wanted to say wow, you made this effect so easy to achieve, thank you for the excellent tutorial.

[@VerticDesigns]

Your comment just made my day :) and it means a lot to hear that I'm really glad my video was helpful

[@soleaux]

thank you perfect!

[@VerticDesigns]

No problem!

[@swannyhd7806]

Back in my recommendations you pesky man. Keep it up!

[@VerticDesigns]

Oi oi I'm back haha and I will do I'm still going at it

[@tom76wawa]

Great! Is a possibility to use exactly letters you need? Just defines letters?

[@rizwanbuhari4824]

Thank You♥

[@VerticDesigns]

No problem

[@pazzoponce]

thank you very much!

[@VerticDesigns]

You're welcome

[@einsteinweeknds3871]

Tnx for tutorial and wanted to ask: is that possible to change the speed of letters changing? (not speed of word revealing)

[@hellokitkath3329]

Hi thank you! What if you want to add another text after the first text? Sorry, I'm a beginner at this.

[@ThruFriday3]

Thank you! Is there a way I can start with Russian Characters and have it change into English Characters?

[@VerticDesigns]

Is it me or does "Range Selector" sounds like a fire mix? Haha 🔥

[@muralidharnaidu9168]

Damn🔥🔥

[@VerticDesigns]

😎👌

[@Crosshill]

can you think of an easy way to make two lines of text blend into each other using random characters?

[@chainmatrix]

Great tutorial, thank you! Is there a way to make this work with a non-fixed width font? The letters get spread very unevenly in the random phase with the font I'd need to use.

[@CedricMilhau]

Try "Adjust Kerning" in the character alignment option above the character range

[@DreyGreyMan]

can you do it with path or compound path from Illustrator?

[@prokassim]

Great tutorial, thank you for sharing.

[@VerticDesigns]

Appreciate the feedback and it's all good 😁👍

[@daveacton5466]

Is there a way to limit the characters used eg just numbers?

[@NotMishon]

Can I a make a request could you maybe do an updated version of 8 bit Ryan or

[@Worldize]

Please let me know how I can do this starting with Cyrillic characters into english ones.

[@petrenicolescu493]

Hi, is there a way to export text generators for lottie? When I export this effect, the text never changes in the lottie file, as if it's completely ignoring the effect. Thank you.

[@sefirosu666]

Hi! Thanks for the tutorial! Quick question. Is there a way to slow down the speed of which the letters are changing in the process of the reveal?

[@VerticDesigns]

Yes. Just move the keyframes further away from each other that will slow the reveal effect

[@ReVoLTimE]

how can i make the letters appear one by one but still being randomized ?

[@ryderup]

Can "0 precent" be another word instead of just a random scramble? Like turning the word ELEPHANT into FOX with scramble between? Or do I need to do that manually?

[@poppygavinn]

I have a question how would I make it go from a word to another word

[@ArmenianDude88]

what fonts are you using?

[@agungkacaribu]

Can you do one like this effect in Vegas Pro please?

[@VerticDesigns]

I could have a look for a third party plugin maybe. Vegas pro has basic effects so im not sure if they have anything like this

[@mamba13s]

If I only need letters, how can i set up?

[@dx4lyf]

Terimakasih sam vertic

[@VerticDesigns]

you're welcome

[@altdefcon]

What is your workspace? I'm a beginner but it looks efficient and more convenient to use. Thanks!

[@VerticDesigns]

Just a custom one I've made over time aha I like my effects on the left side next to the properties panel, I've added align and character to the preview panel since I use them a lot haha. It's actually really easy to customize the panels you just left click on the top line of that panel and drag them to a new area, hold and hover over a panel then release and that docks them in. Also you can add extra panels in the window option at the top

[@tester7328]

Hi! Thank you so much for this tutorial! Is it possible to scramble from one specific word to another? Thanks!

[@VerticDesigns]

As in randomise to one word then another?

[@tester7328]

@@VerticDesigns Yes! Like it randomises form one to another! Just like ya said. Cheers!

[@frasergillespie4454]

yes also looking for this! + how to randomise the fonts within as well

[@VerticDesigns]

@@tester7328 hi sorry I thought I replied back. You create the first track as normal then duplicate it by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + D where you wan it to stop. Move the end keyframe slightly back then on the new track type your new text. So you've basically separating them

[@VerticDesigns]

@@frasergillespie4454 not quite sure how with different randomized fonts but i know you can definitely do it

[@oov9678]

Thank you for this tutorial! I just want to know if we can choose the letters that are getting randomised?

[@VerticDesigns]

Other than having the option for special characters for custom letters you'll probably have to code that into the expression

[@oov9678]

@@VerticDesigns Oh!! if it's a simple code, will you be able to quickly tell me what it is?

[@VerticDesigns]

@@oov9678 I'll be honest with you I don't know it myself but I can imagine that its possible with coding

[@oov9678]

@@VerticDesigns Alright, no problem! Thanks a lot for the tutorial!

[@VerticDesigns]

@@oov9678 no worries

[@christopherharris7777]

Hi, THANK YOU so much for making this video. I have it working but all the random numbers are in lower case, not upper case as in your video. May I ask what am I am doing wrong?

[@VerticDesigns]

It will either be one of the options or the font itself I'll have to have another look when im on pc because i can't remember haha

[@christopherharris7777]

@@VerticDesigns Thank you for your speedy reply. It seems that I have made a schoolboy error. I was using the "Impact" font and had typed it in lower case, but with "Impact" it always looks like you are writing in Upper Case. So I retyped my words with Caps Lock on and it solved the problem. Thanks again for replying. Chris

[@VerticDesigns]

@@christopherharris7777 Aye nice glad you find the problem

[@tatarin-1982]

How to make this in cinema 4d?

[@ANILKUMAR-yx9pq]

How to make gaming thumbnail's 🙂 another part please.

[@ericyu2065]

Great Tut! I followed your steps carefully but my tracking seems to be off -my letters are running into each other. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks in advance!

[@rebekahmclachlan4061]

Change your character alignment to "Adjust kerning" - under the advanced drop-down :)

[@ericyu2065]

@@rebekahmclachlan4061 - you rock!

[@monicaghiotto8186]

Can you also do it if the assets are from shapes not from text?

[@VerticDesigns]

I'm sure there's better ways but only way I can think of doing it with shapes is by finding a font that's just purely shapes. Dafont website has a few shape fonts or you could make your own fonts file, install it and use it in After Effects

[@wraith9878]

Can u do this on premiere pro?

[@chris_simon]

You can create a mogrt inside after effects and then export it to premiere pro

[@caitokk833]

I have some Japanese words and I'd like to do this effect, what would be the way to do it?

[@VerticDesigns]

Easiest way would be to find a Japanese font like this ( www.dafont.com/japanese.font ) and do the same steps but use that font instead

[@macksbocklage]

is there any way to do this in premiere pro?

[@VerticDesigns]

Maybe I'm not 100% sure

[@chrisland6715]

can i slow down the random letters?

[@VerticDesigns]

I'm not sure if it's got an option but I know you can pre-comp the text then use time remapping to slow the letters down

[@dexppyt]

How call the sound effect wich u use to this intro?

[@VerticDesigns]

I'll have a look when im on my computer i had to edit it a little bit so i can't remember the name i had to do a bit of research to find the right sound

[@VerticDesigns]

Here you go: mega.nz/file/zt0hwI5I#YDeN3fSWw6BFqwYSej4K2YZjQa5sKlMXilJvV7PvI8M

[@fango1688]

And what if i haven't a text layer but an object layer as a text imported by illustrator? how can i make this effect?

[@VerticDesigns]

For that you'd need to save your text as a font file but that means you'll also need to redesign the alphabet and use the font in After Effects

[@fango1688]

@@VerticDesigns oh damn 😂 i'll think about it, thank you anyway bro 😁

[@VerticDesigns]

@@fango1688 Yeh aha but there's probably other ways

[@void911]

Is there a way to make this from a word in different language and randomly change to a word in english?

[@VerticDesigns]

yes, you just install a font in a certain lanague and use the font

[@void911]

@@VerticDesigns hey there thanks for the speedy reply ! In my mind I want to it to start with the writing "ประเทศไทย" which means Thailand in Thai script and change it to " Thailand" in English

[@ruslopuslo]

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[@VerticDesigns]

👌

[@nameless_x4228]

what if I want those letters to be in another language ? not English

[@VerticDesigns]

You should be able to change the font to the language you want to use

[@loukikgodse7250]

The Most hard part about this is finding the right words to search for this effect. I didn't even know what to call it, nice title made it easy to find

[@VerticDesigns]

Yeh i know exactly what you mean haha it was even hard finding the right sound effect for it

[@loukikgodse7250]

@@VerticDesigns Can you tell me what the sfx is called, I have been searching for hours

[@VerticDesigns]

@@loukikgodse7250 I'll have a look or put a download because I re-edited mine from a sound effect i found on KZbin

[@loukikgodse7250]

@@VerticDesigns Okay thanks it would be a massive help

[@VerticDesigns]

@@loukikgodse7250 Yeh I've found it and it was a sound that I created so here's a link: mega.nz/file/zt0hwI5I#YDeN3fSWw6BFqwYSej4K2YZjQa5sKlMXilJvV7PvI8M

[@jaejones3613]

Is there a way to slow down how quickly the letters are randomising?

[@Niklas.]

Yeah you just have to replace the 4 with a number like 0.5 or 0.25 You're welcome

[@miincho]

@@Niklas. ty

[@MylesYuleVincent]

This unfortunately only looks good with monospaced fonts.

[@VerticDesigns]

Yeh that's true

[@damirregoc8111]

This is too long. Anybody knows some app that has it as a preset? Cap Cut hasdd it, but it's not good, it changes to quickly to the final letter, so you don't even get to see the effect. Davinci doesn't have it, I think. I'll check PP now. But maybe somebody knows, so I don't have to keep looking?

[@zerek44]

any way to do this with just numbers?

[@VerticDesigns]

Just use a numbers font only