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No.283 · Type & Names

Initial Fold

A full name that folds down to its initials: the letters between them collapse to zero width in a stagger, and the initials gain periods.

The prompt

Written for the variant you picked above: Two words

Render each word of a name as: an italic serif initial in amber, an optional period, and the remaining letters inside a grid cell whose column animates 1fr↔0fr (so the collapse has no fixed width). By default the name is folded — rests at 0fr and 0 opacity, periods shown. Hovering or focusing unfolds it over 0.55s with each word delayed by 70ms; leaving refolds it. A click/tap toggles, since touch has no hover. Selected variant — Two words: Two words: "Hamza Al-Bulushi" (the hyphenated surname folds as one word), starting folded.

Notes

Interaction
Hover or focus unfolds the name; click/tap toggles.
Motion
grid-template-columns 0fr↔1fr with cubic-bezier(.6,0,.2,1), per-word stagger; periods fade/scale via width.
Accessibility
One button with aria-label of the full name and aria-pressed; visible focus ring; reduced motion drops the transitions.
Responsive
Font size scales with clamp(); words never wrap.

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