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<!--Margus Lillemägi | codepen.io/VisualAngle/-->
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<!--One of the most interesting and useful features of SVG is the capability of using paths for positioning shapes and text. This example demonstrates how to place text along a spiral path and animating it using JavaScript.-->

<!--Have fun with SVG! :)-->

<div id="container">  
  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMin slice" viewBox="0 0 728 400">
    <!--Background-->  
    <path d="M0 0h728v400H0z" fill="#fff"/> 
    <!--Spiral path-->  
    <defs>
      <path id="s" d="M363.32 203.973c3.65 3.65-3.119 6.72-6.066 6.066-7.986-1.773-9.27-12.002-6.066-18.198 5.731-11.082 20.612-12.38 30.33-6.065 14.26 9.267 15.584 29.339 6.065 42.46-12.686 17.49-38.107 18.828-54.592 6.067-20.745-16.06-22.09-46.897-6.066-66.725 19.408-24.015 55.695-25.365 78.856-6.066 27.294 22.744 28.648 64.502 6.066 90.988-26.071 30.58-73.313 31.935-103.12 6.066-33.869-29.394-35.225-82.127-6.066-115.252 32.713-37.16 90.944-38.518 127.384-6.065 40.455 36.028 41.813 99.762 6.065 139.515-39.342 43.75-108.581 45.11-151.646 6.065-47.048-42.655-48.408-117.402-6.066-163.778 45.966-50.346 126.224-51.706 175.91-6.066 53.645 49.277 55.005 135.047 6.066 188.042-52.587 56.945-143.87 58.305-200.174 6.066-60.244-55.895-61.605-152.693-6.066-212.306 59.204-63.545 161.518-64.906 224.438-6.065 53.59 50.116 66.879 131.92 33.787 197.072" />
    </defs>  
    <!--Text & link to path-->  
    <text font-family="monospace" font-size="20" fill="#1d1f20">
    <textPath id="text" xlink:href="#s">Text here</textPath>
    </text>  
  </svg> 
</div>

              
            
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CSS

              
                body{
  background-color:#fff;
}
body, html {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

/* Demo container*/
#container{
  max-width:900px;
  width:100%;
  overflow:hidden; 
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-right: -50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

/* Bottom hack for IE*/
svg{
  width:100%;
  padding-bottom: 55.55%;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: visible;
 }
      

              
            
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JS

              
                document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function(event){
  window.onload = function() { 
    
// array with text to type
  var dataText = [ "Hello, here is some text typing along a spiral path. Hello, here is some text typing along a spiral path. Hello, here is some text typing along a spiral path. Hello, here is some text typing along a spiral path."];
  //text input caret
  var caret = "\u258B";
  
  // type a text
  // keep calling itself until the text is finished
  function type(text, i, fnCallback) {
    // chekc if text isn't finished yet
    if (i < (text.length)) {
      // add next character to text + caret
      document.querySelector("#text").textContent = text.substring(0, i+1) + caret;

      // delay and call this function again for next character
      setTimeout(function() {
        type(text, i + 1, fnCallback)
      }, 70);
    }
    // text finished, call callback if there is a callback function
    else if (typeof fnCallback == 'function') {
      // call callback after timeout
      setTimeout(fnCallback, 1500);
    }
  }
  // start animation for a text in the dataText array
   function StartAnimation(i) {
     if (typeof dataText[i] == 'undefined'){
        setTimeout(function() {
          StartAnimation(0);
        }, 1000);
     }
     // check if dataText[i] exists
    if (i < dataText[i].length) {
      // text exists! start typewriter animation
      type(dataText[i], 0, function(){
      // after callback (and whole text has been animated), start next text
      StartAnimation(i + 1);
     });
    }
  }
  // start the text animation
  StartAnimation(0);
  }
});


              
            
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