After Effects Expressions Directory

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Math

Animated Number Counter With Commas

Fully customizable expression to display numbers with chosen decimal symbol, thousands separator, prefix, and suffix.

Random

Random Flicker Opacity

Creates a flicker effect that switches between 0 and your set opacity. You control how often it flickers using a frame-based speed setting.

Camera

Camera Focus Lock on Layer (Depth of Field)

Locks your camera’s focus distance to always stay on a selected layer when using depth of field.

Expression Controls

Dropdown Menu Control

Learn how to add and use Dropdown Menu Controls in After Effects to switch styles, trigger animations, and build flexible motion graphics templates.

Text

Typewriter Effect with Blinking Cursor

A versatile typewriter text animation that reveals characters progressively with a customizable blinking cursor, creating a realistic typing effect for any text layer.

Animation

Exponential Scale

Turn linear scale keyframes into smooth exponential growth using a simple expression.

Time

Posterize Time

Lock a property to a specific frame rate so it updates at a fixed interval, perfect for stuttery or stop-motion effects.

Loop

Loop

Automatically repeats your animation based on keyframes using built-in loop expressions. Great for cycles, continuous motion, or back-and-forth effects.

Wiggle

Wiggle Loop

Makes a wiggle loop perfectly every few seconds—great for looping titles, GIFs, boomerangs, or repeatable motion in templates.

Wiggle

Stop Motion Effect

Applies a choppy, stop-motion-style wiggle with custom controls for speed and intensity.

Text

Auto Center Text Anchor Point

Keeps the anchor point automatically centered based on the current size of a text layer.

Markers

Auto Fade In & Out with Markers

Fades opacity in from the layer’s In Point to the first marker, and out from the second marker to the Out Point of the layer.

Wiggle

Wiggle on One Dimension Only (X, Y, or Z)

Adds wiggle to just one axis (X, Y, or Z), leaving the others untouched. Great for controlled random movement.

Time

Time

A simple time-based expression that creates continuous motion or animation without keyframes.

Time

Digital Clock

Create a real-time digital clock in After Effects that updates every second using just an expression.