HTML <marquee> tag
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HTML <marquee> tag
The <marquee> tag is used to scroll the text either vertically or horizontally.
Note: It is otherwise called as running text.
Warning: The <marquee> tag is deprecated and is no longer recommended.
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<marquee>This text will scroll from right to left</marquee>
<marquee direction="up" style="height:250px;">This text will scroll from bottom to top</marquee>
</body>
</html>
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| behavior |
| Specifies how the text is scrolled within the marquee. |
| bgcolor |
| Specifies the background color. |
| direction |
| Specifies the direction ofthe scrolling within the marquee. |
| height | px/percentage value | Specifies height width of the <marquee> element. |
| hspace | px/percentage value | Specifies the horizontal spacing on either side. |
| loop |
| Specifies the number of times the marquee will scroll. Default value is -1 |
| scrollamount | px | Specifies the amount of scrolling at each interval in pixels. Default value is 6. |
| scrolldelay | millisec | Specifies the interval between each scroll movement in milliseconds. |
| truespeed | millisec | By default, scrolldelay values lower than 60 are ignored. |
| vspace | px/percentage value | Specifies the vertical spacing on either side. |
| width | px/percentage value | Specifies the width of the <marquee> element. |
Event Handlers
| Event | Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| onbounce | script | Script runs when the marquee has reached the end of its scroll position. works only when behavior=alternate |
| onfinish | script | Script runs when the marquee has finished the amount of scrolling that is set by the loop attribute. |
| onstart | script | Script runs when the marquee starts scrolling. |
Methods
| Method | Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| start() | script | It starts scrolling of the marquee |
| stop() | script | It stops scrolling of the marquee. |
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