Shape Shifting Text

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    <div class="tabs-labels"><span class="tabs-label">Commands</span><span class="tabs-label">Info</span><span class="tabs-label">Share</span></div>

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      <ul class="tabs-panel commands">
        <li class="commands-item"><span class="commands-item-title">Text</span><span class="commands-item-info" data-demo="Hello :)">Type anything</span><span class="commands-item-action">Demo</span></li>
        <li class="commands-item"><span class="commands-item-title">Countdown</span><span class="commands-item-info" data-demo="#countdown 10">#countdown<span class="commands-item-mode">number</span></span><span class="commands-item-action">Demo</span></li>
        <li class="commands-item"><span class="commands-item-title">Time</span><span class="commands-item-info" data-demo="#time">#time</span><span class="commands-item-action">Demo</span></li>
        <li class="commands-item"><span class="commands-item-title">Rectangle</span><span class="commands-item-info" data-demo="#rectangle 30x15">#rectangle<span class="commands-item-mode">width x height</span></span><span class="commands-item-action">Demo</span></li>
        <li class="commands-item"><span class="commands-item-title">Circle</span><span class="commands-item-info" data-demo="#circle 25">#circle<span class="commands-item-mode">diameter</span></span><span class="commands-item-action">Demo</span></li>

<li class="commands-item commands-item--gap"><span class="commands-item-title">Animate</span><span class="commands-item-info" data-demo="The time is|#time|#countdown 3|#icon thumbs-up"><span class="commands-item-mode">command1</span>&nbsp;|<span class="commands-item-mode">command2</span></span><span class="commands-item-action">Demo</span></li>
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          <h1>Shape Shifter</h1>
          <p>
            An experiment by <a href="//www.kennethcachia.com" target="_blank">Kenneth Cachia<a/>.<br/>
            <a href="//fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/#icons-new" target="_blank">Font Awesome</a> is being used to render all #icons.
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<br/><p>Visit <a href="http://www.kennethcachia.com/shape-shifter/?a=#icon thumbs-up" target="_blank">Shape Shifter</a> to use icons.</p>
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        <div class="ui-share-content">
          <h1>Sharing</h1>
          <p>Simply add <em>?a=</em> to the current URL to share any static or animated text. Examples:</p>
          <p>
            <a href="http://www.kennethcachia.com/shape-shifter?a=Hello" target="_blank">www.kennethcachia.com/shape-shifter?a=Hello</a><br/>
            <a href="http://www.kennethcachia.com/shape-shifter?a=Hello|#countdown 3" target="_blank">www.kennethcachia.com/shape-shifter?a=Hello|#countdown 3</a>
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  background: #79a8ae;
  color: #666;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5em;
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h1 {
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p {
  margin: 0 0 10x 0;
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a {
  color: #888;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
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a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: #888;
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body,
.overlay {
  -webkit-perspective: 1000;
  -webkit-perspective-origin-y: 25%;
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                      opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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                      opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
}

.ui {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 5%;
  width: 300px;
  margin-left: -150px;
}

.ui-input {
  width: 100%;
  height: 50px;
  background: none;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 2px solid white;
}

.ui-input:focus {
  outline: none;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 2px solid white;
}

.ui-return {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  right: 0;
  padding: 3px 2px 0 2px;
  font-size: 10px;
  line-height: 10px;
  color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #fff;
}

.ui--enter .ui-return {
  display: block;
}

.ui--wide {
  width: 76%;
  margin-left: 12%;
  left: 0;
}

.ui--wide .ui-return {
  right: -20px;
}

.help {
  position: absolute;
  top: 40px;
  right: 40px;
  width: 25px;
  height: 25px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 27px;
  font-weight: bold;
  cursor: pointer;
  background: #fff;
  color: #79a8ae;
  opacity: .9;

-webkit-transition: opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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  transition: opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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.help:hover {
  opacity: 1;
}

.overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 550px;
  height: 490px;
  margin: -260px 0 0 -275px;
  opacity: 0;

-webkit-transform: rotateY(90deg);
  -moz-transform: rotateY(90deg);
  -ms-transform: rotateY(90deg);
  -o-transform: rotateY(90deg);
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-webkit-transform: rotateY(0);
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  -ms-transform: rotateY(0);
  -o-transform: rotateY(0);
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.ui-share,
.ui-details {
  opacity: .9;
  background: #fff;
  z-index: 2;
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.ui-details-content,
.ui-share-content {
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.commands {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
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  line-height: 22px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  padding: 20px;
  background: #fff;
  margin-top: 1px;
  color: #333;
  opacity: .9;

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                      opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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                      opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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                      opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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                      opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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                      opacity 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.694, 0.0482, 0.335, 1);
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.commands-item--gap {
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.commands-item:hover {
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}

.commands-item:hover .commands-item-action {
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.commands-item a {
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.commands-item-action {
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  color: #fff;
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  padding: 5px 10px 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 3px;
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.twitter-share {
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  top: 4px;
  right: 20px;
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  font-size: 12px;
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  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: #333;
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.tabs-label--active {
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.tabs-panel--active {
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.tab-panel {
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  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
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.touch .ui-input {
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}

Shape Shifter
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  A canvas experiment by Kenneth Cachia
  http://www.kennethcachia.com

Updated code
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  https://github.com/kennethcachia/Shape-Shifter

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