Vestaboard Generator

Web rebuild · split-flap message simulator

Board

View

Model

Finish

Frame

Message

Mode

One line per board row. Lowercase becomes uppercase. Unsupported characters become blanks. Color tokens: {R}{O}{Y}{G}{B}{V}{W} and heart {H}

Color chips & heart

Click a chip or the heart to drop it into your message at the cursor — it appears on the board right away.

Motion

Flip speed — time per flap

110 ms

Hold on each message (queue)

2.2 s

Transition · Vestaboard styles

Original all-at-once clear, then builds new characters.

Loop

Start reveal from blank

Dark studio background

Records one pass — Single: blank → message. Queue: through every message once. Saved as MP4.

Faithful to the After Effects rig: 64-symbol drum, forward-only mechanical flips, wrap-around for "backward" moves. Close = short transition, far = long.