<h1 class="home-title">
  <span>Simple text reveal with css</span>
  <span>using pseudo elements</span>
</h1>

/* Basic styles */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

:root{
    --bg-color: #D8D8D8;
}

body {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  color: #000;
  background-color: var(--bg-color);
  font-family: 'Maitree', serif;
}

h1{
    font-size: 3em;
    font-weight: normal;
}

/* title styles */
.home-title span{
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: block;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.home-title span::after{
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: white;
    animation: a-ltr-after 2s cubic-bezier(.77,0,.18,1) forwards;
    transform: translateX(-101%);
}

.home-title span::before{
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--bg-color);
    animation: a-ltr-before 2s cubic-bezier(.77,0,.18,1) forwards;
    transform: translateX(0);
}

.home-title span:nth-of-type(1)::before,
.home-title span:nth-of-type(1)::after{
    animation-delay: 1s;
}

.home-title span:nth-of-type(2)::before,
.home-title span:nth-of-type(2)::after{
    animation-delay: 1.5s;
}

@keyframes a-ltr-after{
    0% {transform: translateX(-100%)}
    100% {transform: translateX(101%)}
}

@keyframes a-ltr-before{
    0% {transform: translateX(0)}
    100% {transform: translateX(200%)}
}