<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 and alternate. If no value is specified, the default value is scroll.

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 and down. If no value is specified, the default value is left.

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. If truespeed 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

html
<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

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# the-marquee-element-2

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
marquee
Deprecated
behavior
Deprecated
bgcolor
Deprecated
direction
Deprecated
height
Deprecated
hspace
Deprecated
loop
Deprecated
scrollamount
Deprecated
scrolldelay
Deprecated
truespeed
Deprecated
vspace
Deprecated
width
Deprecated

Legend

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Full support
Full support
Partial support
Partial support
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
Has more compatibility info.

See also