Best Animated Text Effects for Your Next Video

Summary: This blog will show you some best animated text effects for your video and the detailed steps for how to apply the dynamic text to your video for free. Follow us and get more.

Now, we live in the era of video, where people watch videos and share videos nearby everywhere. YouTube revealed that its users upload more than 500 hours of fresh video per minute.

Then how can you make your video stand out among the crowd?

There are several methods of making your video more eye-catching and engaging. One of the great ways is adding text animation to your video.

In this article, we'll look into the best animated text effects in FlexClip - an online video editor, and show you how to use dynamic text effects in your video in FlexClip.

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Part 1 Best Animated Text Effects

FlexClip provides you with a handpicked collection of text animations, and you can achieve a far more appealing video with them. Here we pick some of my favorites to share with your guys, let's check them out one by one.

The "Bounding Rectangle" Animated Text Effects

"Bounding Rectangle" dynamic text effect frames text with a rectangular-shaped decoration. This animated text effect works best with small pieces of text. It's especially great for drawing attention to the most essential parts of a text, such as titles, calls to action, and contact details, etc.

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The "Surround" Animated Text Effects

The "Surround" dynamic text effects go with simple decorations at the four corners. Those simple little decorations will surround the text you entered, and they look great with both big and small text messages.

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The "Roll Up" Animated Text Effects

The "Roll Up" effect is quite prominent and distinct, which makes it a good fit for titles and other short text messages.

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The "Wipe Out" Animated Text Effects

The "Wipe Out", effects are the basic ones and look great in all kinds of videos. If you're not into experimenting with various text animations but still want to make your text messages look good - the "Wipe Out" effects are always a safe choice.

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The "Quick Slide" Animated Text Effects

The "Quick Slide" effect is very dynamic and eye-catching, and you can use them on small pieces of text to draw special attention to your messages.

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Part 2 How to Use Free Animated Text in Your Video

Here, we'll show you how to add text animations to your videos for free with the online tool - FlexClip.

Unlike professional software programs, FlexClip is a simple online tool that allows you to add animated text to your videos. FlexClip is easy to operate, doesn't make you download any software, and it provides you with various stunning animated text effects as well as powerful editing functions, such as adding music, recording voice-over, muting video.

There are four simple steps to add animated text effects to a video with FlexClip:

Step 1 Launch FlexClip and Get Started

Go to FlexClip Homepage and sign up or log into your account, then click on the Get Started - Free button to create a new project.

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Step 2 Upload Your Video Clips

Upload your video from the local folder or add some footage from FlexClip's media library with the "+" icon. You can also add transition effects to your video if you want.

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Step 3 Add Animated Text Effects to Your Video

Select "T" from the sidebar, and choose one dynamic text effect you like, then enter your text and make some adjustment to the font, color, and position, etc.

Image Board: Add Animated Text Effects to Your Video

Step 4 Preview and Save

After you finish your editing, you can preview the animated text effects in your video, if you're satisfied, just save it with the Export Video button; if not, you can also continue editing.

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Final Words

That's all for the animated text effects and how to add them to your video for free with FlexClip video editor. Have you got your favorite animated text effects? Just go to FlexClip to find more and apply your ideal dynamic text effect to your video now.

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Has 4-year of professional photographing experience. Very much into recording every detail of life. She is passionate about all things related to video production, and loves to exploring tips and tricks about it.