# Neon glowing titles in your video

> In Tella, ask the Tella Agent for a neon title and Tella Motion builds it as its own clip or an overlay on a recorded clip. Describe the words, neon color and background. The agent adds a glow or colored halo and can make it flicker. The text stays editable, so ask for changes until it looks right.

Page: https://www.tella.com/motion/neon-glow-text-effect · Part of Tella Motion (https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)

## How do I make neon glowing text in a video?

In Tella, ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) for a neon title and [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion) builds it as its own clip or an overlay on a recorded clip. Describe the words, neon color and background. The agent adds a glow or colored halo and can make it flicker. The text stays editable, so ask for changes until it looks right.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Add a Tella Motion clip at the start of my video with "OPEN" in hot pink neon on a near-black background. Add a soft glow and a pink halo. Flicker it twice, then stay lit. Four seconds total.
```

## More prompts

### Nightlife promoter

```text
Make a five-second Tella Motion clip: "Midnight Social" in electric blue neon, with "Doors 10pm" below in smaller magenta neon. Strong glow on both, a slight flicker on the top line, fade out over the last second.
```

### Music video title

```text
Over the first six seconds of my recorded clip, add a Tella Motion overlay: "Low Tide" in cyan neon, lower left. Light it letter by letter like a sign switching on, with the glow brightening on the last letter.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video in the Tella editor and open the Tella Agent chat.
2. Choose [Add clip → New Tella Motion clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-a-tella-motion-clip), or ask for an overlay.
3. Describe the words, neon color, background, length, glow and flicker.
4. Ask for changes, like a wider, softer or stronger glow.

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- A Tella Motion clip has no transcript, layouts or cuts. Use an overlay to place neon text over your recording.
- A new Tella Motion clip is 10 seconds by default. Ask for the length you want.
- Tella Motion animates text, shapes and your media. It can't generate footage, like a real neon sign on a wall.

## Questions people ask

### Can I make neon text flicker like a real sign in Tella?

Yes. Ask the Tella Agent for a flicker and describe it, such as two quick flickers before it stays lit or a light buzz throughout. Tella Motion animates the opacity or glow.

### Which fonts and weights can neon text use in Tella?

Tella Motion titles use the fonts it can draw, in weights from 100 (thin) to 900 (black). If a font lacks the weight you ask for, Tella uses the nearest one.

### Can I make neon text in Tella with Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Connect [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) from [Settings → Connections](https://www.tella.tv/settings/connections) → AI apps, then ask for neon text. It adds a glowing Tella Motion title as a clip, overlay or b-roll.

## Related

- [Glitch text reveals for your next product launch](https://www.tella.com/motion/glitch-text-effect.md): Digital glitch titles for launch reveals, as live text.
- [Kinetic typography, timed to the words you say](https://www.tella.com/motion/kinetic-typography.md): Animated text timed to the words you say.
- [Matching title cards for every chapter](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-title-cards.md): Intro, chapter and end cards, built by asking.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Add motion graphics over your recording](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-motion-graphics-over-your-recording)
- [Connect an AI assistant to Tella](https://www.tella.com/help/integrations/mcp-server#connect-an-ai-assistant-to-tella)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)