Design a Search Bar Typing Animation in Figma 2026

In this video, I will show you how to design a search bar typing animation in Figma in 2026. This effect creates a realistic "Live Text" experience in your prototypes, showing a cursor blinking and letters appearing one by one. I will guide you through creating a Component Set with different variants: an "Empty" state, a "Cursor Visible" state, and a "Text Filled" state to simulate the progression of input. We will use the "After Delay" trigger in the Prototype tab to automate the typing sequence. Instead of making the user click for every single letter, I will show you how to chain these variants together so that once the user clicks the search bar, the prototype automatically plays through the typing animation. This adds a high level of polish to your user testing sessions without requiring complex interactions. I will also teach you how to create the "Blinking Cursor" loop. By creating two variants—one with the cursor line and one without—and looping them with a short "After Delay" timer, you can simulate the natural idle behavior of a text input field. Combining this loop with the typing sequence makes your search component feel indistinguishable from a real coded app.