.reveal-smudge {
    font-size: 45px;
    font-family: monospace;
    white-space: pre;
    visibility:visible; /* hide initially */
}

.char {
    display: inline-block;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.smudge {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: blur(20px);
    transform: rotate(10deg) translateY(5px);
}

.visible {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: blur(0);
    transform: rotate(0) translateY(0);
}