Design a letter-by-letter player input field

Hello,

I would like to do something "fancy", as shown in the pic. The player can enter their name letter by letter and:
1. erase each letter from right to left with backspace
2. the dash/single letter placeholder of the next letter that is empty flashes (to indicate it is the next one to be filled) - this is optional but could look nicer
3. Allow only letters and max length (based on the dashes/single letter placeholders)

Is the only option to create X separate input fields, one per letter? Have you found anything similar in the asset store? took a look but did not find.

 

If you want this much control, then don't use an InputField (and certainly don't use multiple input fields!). Just use a Text (or TMProUGUI) for each letter position, and write a script that watches Input.inputString to update them.

 

many thanks Joe will give it a try! if I implement something I will post my efforts for anyone interested