<marquee>: The Marquee element
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
The <marquee>
HTML element is used to insert a scrolling area of text. You can control what happens when the text reaches the edges of its content area using its attributes.
The HTML <marquee>
element is deprecated and its use is strongly discouraged. If you must create the effect of scrolling text or continuous elements, consider using CSS animations with CSS transforms instead of <marquee>
elements to smoothly animate content. Additionally, include the prefers-reduced-motion
CSS @media
query to stop the animation based on user preference, thereby improving user experience and accessibility.
Attributes
behavior
Deprecated-
Sets how the text is scrolled within the marquee. Possible values are
scroll
,slide
andalternate
. If no value is specified, the default value isscroll
. bgcolor
Deprecated-
Sets the background color through color name or hexadecimal value.
direction
Deprecated-
Sets the direction of the scrolling within the marquee. Possible values are
left
,right
,up
anddown
. If no value is specified, the default value isleft
. height
Deprecated-
Sets the height in pixels or percentage value.
hspace
Deprecated-
Sets the horizontal margin
loop
Deprecated-
Sets the number of times the marquee will scroll. If no value is specified, the default value is −1, which means the marquee will scroll continuously.
scrollamount
Deprecated-
Sets the amount of scrolling at each interval in pixels. The default value is 6.
scrolldelay
Deprecated-
Sets the interval between each scroll movement in milliseconds. The default value is 85. Note that any value smaller than 60 is ignored and the value 60 is used instead unless
truespeed
is specified. truespeed
Deprecated-
By default,
scrolldelay
values lower than 60 are ignored. Iftruespeed
is present, those values are not ignored. vspace
Deprecated-
Sets the vertical margin in pixels or percentage value.
width
Deprecated-
Sets the width in pixels or percentage value.
Examples
<marquee>This text will scroll from right to left</marquee>
<marquee direction="up">This text will scroll from bottom to top</marquee>
<marquee
direction="down"
width="250"
height="200"
behavior="alternate"
style="border:solid">
<marquee behavior="alternate">This text will bounce</marquee>
</marquee>
Result
Technical summary
DOM interface | HTMLMarqueeElement |
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Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # the-marquee-element-2 |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- CSS
transform
property - CSS
translate
property - CSS transforms module
- CSS animations module
HTMLMarqueeElement