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I want to reproduce this typing effect:
https://youtube.com/shorts/ug0gylFjymQ
When the user types, each newly inserted character briefly appears slightly larger (~1.2 scale) and animates down to 1.0. The animation applies only to the inserted characters, not the entire text view.
Requirements:
Per-character animation (only newly inserted range)
~120–200ms ease-out scale animation (1.2 → 1.0)
Works with fast typing, paste, undo
Keeps native editing behavior (cursor, selection, IME)
Animating the whole TextEditor doesn’t work — I need to animate only the inserted characters.
Questions:
Is this achievable in pure SwiftUI?
If not, is UITextView + TextKit the correct approach?
What’s the recommended way to detect and animate only the newly inserted characters?
Any minimal example or pointers would be appreciated.
