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Kinetic Typography

Kerning Breath

The word BREATHE expands and contracts letter-spacing in a slow 5.2-second breath cycle; hairline glows pulse in each gap, rippling outward from center.

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When to use it

Meditation, wellness, or calm-brand hero sections. Ambient idle screens where slow organic motion sets tone.

When not to

High-information layouts where subtle glow competes with content. Contexts needing static, legible display text.

Working with an AI agent

Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:

Change the word to 'INHALE', slow the breath to 8 seconds (period=8), and shift the glow color from #ff7b9c to #7bc8ff. Theme: dark tokens live in :root, the light variant in :root[data-theme="light"]; ?theme=light or a {type:'forever:theme'} postMessage switches at runtime.

Safe to edit

  • word content (word variable)
  • breath period in seconds (period=5.2)
  • gap range in em (MINGAP=0.02, MAXGAP=0.74)
  • glow color (#ff7b9c)
  • ripple phase spread (0.34 multiplier)
  • theme tokens (:root dark defaults + [data-theme=light] overrides)

Keep intact

  • IIFE wrapper
  • prefers-reduced-motion guard with static fallback
  • visibilitychange pause/resume
  • phase offset array for center-out ripple
  • theme hook (?theme= bootstrap + forever:theme message listener + theme tokens)

Known limitations

  • Pointer nudge (push) adds abrupt gap expansion that may feel jarring in calm contexts
  • Font weight 200 requires a system font with thin weight — may render heavier on some Android devices

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