HTML <marquee> tag

Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope

When writing in HTML (hypertext markup language), the <marquee> tag is a block element used to designate an area containing scrolling text or a scrolling image. This area is in a line by default, but can be changed to a box utilizing attributes. The following sections contain information about this tag, including examples of it in use, and related attributes and browser compatibility.

Example scrolling text code

<marquee>This sentence should scroll from right to left.</marquee>

<marquee direction="down">This sentence should scroll from top to 
 bottom.</marquee>

Example scrolling text result

This sentence should scroll from right to left. This sentence should scroll from top to bottom.

Example scrolling image code

<marquee direction="right"><img src="home.png" alt="Home"></marquee>

Example scrolling image result

Attributes

All HTML tags support standard attributes that define the settings of an HTML element. In addition to the standard settings, the <marquee> tag has the following unique attributes.

Attribute	Description
behavior	Designates how the text should scroll in the marquee.
bgcolor	Designates a background color for the marquee.
direction	Designates the scrolling direction of the text within a marquee.
height	Designates the height of the scrolling area.
hspace	Designates a horizontal margin.
loop	Designates how often the text within a marquee should scroll.
scrollamount	Designates how fast the text should scroll.
scrolldelay	Designates how long in-between each text scrolling.
truespeed	Sets the scrollamount to ignore values lower than 60.
vspace	Designates a vertical margin.
width	Designates the width of a marquee.

Compatibility

Edge	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Safari	Opera	Chrome
All versions	2.0+	All versions	1.2+	7.2+	All versions

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