Show text letter by letter

Question

What is the most elegant way of showing an html text letter by letter (like videogame captions) using CSS and JavaScript?

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Answer 1

HTML

Javascript

var showText = function (target, message, index, interval) {   
  if (index < message.length) {
    $(target).append(message[index++]);
    setTimeout(function () { showText(target, message, index, interval); }, interval);
  }
}

Call with:

$(function () {
  showText("#msg", "Hello, World!", 0, 500);   
});