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Text Transition Lab

Pretext atomizes each sentence into readable fragments. The transition layer then animates those fragments as a group, so a new sentence can arrive without losing the text effects carried by its markup. Use the controls below to advance through the prepared sentences and compare how each transition moves the same kind of material.

Pretext atomizes the sentence into fragments; the transition animates those atoms. Choose a labelled effect to move the next sentence into place.

The first sentence stands still, waiting to be scattered into weather.

Dust demonstration

The dust transition breaks the current sentence into separate particles before the next fragment set settles back into readable order. It is useful for watching atomization happen in motion.

Fog demonstration

The fog transition carries fragments laterally through a softer field before the next sentence resolves. It emphasizes drift and return rather than scattering.