This is how to apply CSS styling onto individual letters inside a HTML element using jQuery. Made by Luke for a friend, you're welcome.
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Applying CSS effects onto individual letters
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| <h1>How do I apply an effect on individual letters?</h1> | |
| <div> | |
| <p>This</p> | |
| <p>Is</p> | |
| <p>How</p> | |
| <p>You</p> | |
| <p>Do</p> | |
| <p>It</p> | |
| <p>Ka-Boom</p> | |
| </div> |
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| var myColors = ["#C23519", "#EC583A", "#FF7148", "#B22E13"]; | |
| $('div').find('p').each(function(){ | |
| var $el = $(this), | |
| text = $el.text(), | |
| len = text.length, | |
| coLen = myColors.length, | |
| newCont = ''; | |
| for(var i=0; i<len; i++){ | |
| newCont += '<span style="background:'+ myColors[i%coLen] +'">'+ text.charAt(i) +'</span>'; | |
| } | |
| $el.html(newCont); | |
| }); | |
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| html { | |
| background-color: #222; | |
| } | |
| div { | |
| margin: auto; | |
| display: table; | |
| } | |
| p, h1 { | |
| font-size: 40px; | |
| color: white; | |
| text-align: center; | |
| font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif; | |
| } | |
| span { | |
| padding: 15px; | |
| text-transform: uppercase; | |
| } |
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