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Defines where the reveal wave starts from. When set to 'auto', the direction is resolved based on text length: 'left' when text grows and 'right' when it shrinks.

Accepts

Value	Description
`'auto'`	Automatically resolves to `'left'` or `'right'` based on text length change
`'left'`	Reveals from the left
`'center'`	Reveals from the center
`'right'`	Reveals from the right
`'random'`	Reveals characters in random order
`Number`	Reveals from a specific character index

Default

'auto'

from code example

import { animate, scrambleText } from 'animejs';

const [ $p ] = utils.$('p');
const buttons = utils.$('button');

const froms = ['right', 'center', 'random'];

function play(from) {
  animate($p, {
    innerHTML: scrambleText({ from }),
  });
}

play(froms[0]);

buttons.forEach(($btn, i) => $btn.addEventListener('click', () => play(froms[i])));

<div class="large row">
  <p class="text-s text-mono">Control where the reveal wave starts from, whether left, center, right, or a specific character index.</p>
</div>
<div class="medium row">
  <fieldset class="controls">
    <button>right</button>
    <button>center</button>
    <button>random</button>
  </fieldset>
</div>

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