# Char Orbit (`.sds-char-orbit`)

Orbits in from above with rotation. Text animation in SDS Motion Forge v5.0.0. It loops continuously as soon as the class is applied.

- Page: https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/animations/char-orbit/
- Category: Text (https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/categories/text/)
- Animated properties: opacity, transform
- Compositor-only: yes
- Needs child elements: no
- Needs per-character spans: yes
- JavaScript: none required

## Use it

```html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@salkomdesignstudio/sds-motion-forge/dist/categories/text.min.css" />

<h1 class="sds-char-orbit"><span class="sds-char" style="--i:0">C</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:1">h</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:2">a</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:3">r</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:4">&nbsp;</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:5">O</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:6">r</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:7">b</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:8">i</span><span class="sds-char" style="--i:9">t</span></h1>
```

## How it works

Plays as soon as the class is applied, looping continuously. It animates opacity and movement and scale (transform) — compositor-only, so it never causes page reflow. `--sds-duration` controls the speed and `--sds-easing` controls the feel — override either on the element or :root (the sds-fast/sds-slow modifier classes do exactly that). Each character needs its own .sds-char span with a --i index (shown in the markup) — the stagger is calc'd from --i.

## Related

- [Bounce In Up](https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/animations/bounce-in-up/)
- [Bounce Loop](https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/animations/bounce-loop/)
- [Center Burst](https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/animations/center-burst/)
- [Chromatic Shift](https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/animations/chromatic-shift/)
- [Cinema Title](https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/animations/cinema-title/)
- [Cipher Reveal](https://sds-motion-forge.netlify.app/animations/cipher-reveal/)