| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| value _(required)_ | number \| string \| string[] \| JSX.Element[] | | The value to be displayed. It can be a number or a string with numbers and commas. |
| startValue | number \| string \| string[] \| JSX.Element[] | | The initial value to be displayed before the animation starts. It sets the beginning of the slot machine animation. |
| startValueOnce | boolean | false | If set to true, the animation starts from the startValue only for the first render. For subsequent animations, it starts from the last value. |
| duration | number | 0.7 | The duration of the animation in seconds. |
| speed | number | 1.4 | The speed of counter when running. |
| delay | number | | The delay time for each column. |
| dummyCharacters | string[] \| JSX.Element[] | Defaults to random numbers from 0 to 9 | An array of dummy characters to be used in the animation. |
| dummyCharacterCount | number | 6 | The number of dummy characters to be displayed in the animation before reaching the target character. |
| autoAnimationStart | boolean | true | Determines whether the animation should start automatically when the component is first mounted. |
| animateUnchanged | boolean | false | Determines whether to animate only the characters that have changed. |
| hasInfiniteList | boolean | false | Determines whether the list should appear as continuous, with the end of the target character seamlessly connected to the beginning. |
| containerClassName | string | | The class name of container. |
| charClassName | string | | The class name of each character. |
| separatorClassName | string | | The class name of the separator character (. or ,). |
| valueClassName | string | | The class name for the value of the slot, making it possible to customize the styling and visibility of the value. |
| numberSlotClassName | string | | The class name for the number slot, allowing you to customize the styling of the number slot. |
| numberClassName | string | | The class name for the number, allowing you to customize the styling of the number. |
| sequentialAnimationMode | boolean | false | Determines if the animation should increment or decrement sequentially from the startValue to value instead of random animation. |
| useMonospaceWidth | boolean | false | Ensures that all numeric characters occupy the same horizontal space, just like they would in a monospace font. |
| direction | 'bottom-up' \| 'top-down' | 'bottom-up' | Sets the direction of the slot machine animation. Accepted values are 'bottom-up' and 'top-down'. |
| debounceDelay | number | 0 | Specifies the delay in milliseconds for debouncing animations. When the value changes rapidly, it allows the animation to execute smoothly. |
| animateOnVisible | boolean \| rootMargin: string, triggerOnce: boolean | false \| rootMargin: '0px', triggerOnce: false | Activates the animation when the component is visible in the viewport. rootMargin sets the margin around the viewport for triggering the animation, while triggerOnce determines if the animation should occur only once (true) or every time the component becomes visible (false). |
| startFromLastDigit | boolean | false | Determines the order in which the digits animate. When set to true, the animation will start from the last digit and progress backward to the first digit. When false, the animation will start from the first digit and proceed forward. |
| onAnimationStart | () => void | | Callback function that is called when the animation starts. |
| onAnimationEnd | () => void | | Callback function that is called when the animation completes. |
| separatorCharacters | string[] | undefined | Defines custom separator characters. When provided, only these characters will be treated as separators. For example, separatorCharacters={[':']} will treat colons as separators in "12:34:56". |
| isSeparatorCharacter | ((value: string \| JSX.Element) => boolean) \| null | defaultIsSeparatorCharacter | A function to determine if a value should be treated as a separator. Set to null to disable all separators. When provided along with separatorCharacters, separatorCharacters takes precedence. |
| slotPeek | number | | Controls the visibility of adjacent numbers in the slot machine effect. Set the value in pixels to determine how much of the previous and next numbers should be visible. Higher values will show more of the adjacent numbers. |

| Method | Type | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| refreshStyles | () => void | Recalculates the styles for the SlotCounter component. Useful for scenarios where the font size changes or the window is resized, forcing a re-render to apply the new styles. |
| startAnimation | (options?: Options) => void | Initiates the animation of the component with optional customization parameters. |
| reload | () => void | Forces a complete re-render of the SlotCounter component. Useful for scenarios where you need to reset the component's state or refresh its appearance after dynamic style changes. |

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| Property | Type | Optional | Default | Description |
| --------------------- | -------- | -------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| duration | number | Yes | None | A number representing the duration of the animation in seconds. Overrides the duration prop if provided. |
| dummyCharacterCount | number | Yes | None | A number indicating how many dummy characters should be shown before the target character. Overrides the dummyCharacterCount prop if provided. |
| direction | string | Yes | 'bottom-up' | Sets the direction of the slot machine animation. Accepted values: 'bottom-up', 'top-down'. Overrides the direction prop if provided. |

Ref Example:

`jsx
import React, { useRef } from 'react';
import SlotCounter from 'react-slot-counter';

function App() {
const counterRef = useRef(null);

const handleStartClick = () => {
counterRef.current?.startAnimation();
};

return (
<>

Start

);
}

export default App;
``