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3D, gradient, halftone and animated text

Select a title and open Effect Controls ▸ Text Effects:

  • Gradient fill (two colours and an angle).
  • Highlight words: wrap words in asterisks, e.g. trending *text effect*, to give them the Highlight colour.
  • 3D extrude with depth, direction and side colour.
  • Halftone dots inside the letters.
  • Outer outline (a second outline around the first) and Offset shadow (a solid coloured copy behind the text).
  • Glow and Letter spacing.

One-click styles in Effects ▸ Text Styles: Retro Pop 3D, Epic Gold 3D, Gradient Bold, Two-Tone, Sticker Outline, Candy 3D, Gold Luxe, Comic Burst 3D (plus Meme, Neon, Elegant…). Applying a style replaces the previous effects.

Word and letter animations (Effects ▸ Animations, text only): Words Pop, Words Rise, Words Slide + Blur, Words Focus, Letters Pop, Letters Drop, Letters Fade Up; loops Letter Wave and Word Bounce.

Ready-made: Title Templates ▸ Retro Pop 3D Title, Epic 3D Title, Two-Tone Title + Label, Kinetic Words, Smooth Spaced Title, Bouncy Words.

Shortcuts show the Mac keys: on Windows and Linux use Ctrl for ⌘ and Alt for ⌥.

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