Web/API/HTMLMarqueeElement

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DeprecatedThis 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 HTMLMarqueeElement interface provides methods to manipulate <marquee> elements. It inherits properties and methods from the HTMLElement interface.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLMarqueeElement.behavior

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.

HTMLMarqueeElement.bgColor

Sets the background color through color name or hexadecimal value.

HTMLMarqueeElement.direction

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.

HTMLMarqueeElement.height

Sets the height in pixels or percentage value.

HTMLMarqueeElement.hspace

Sets the horizontal margin.

HTMLMarqueeElement.loop

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.

HTMLMarqueeElement.scrollAmount

Sets the amount of scrolling at each interval in pixels. The default value is 6.

HTMLMarqueeElement.scrollDelay

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 true.

HTMLMarqueeElement.trueSpeed

By default, scrollDelay values lower than 60 are ignored. If trueSpeed is true, then those values are not ignored.

HTMLMarqueeElement.vspace

Sets the vertical margin.

HTMLMarqueeElement.width

Sets the width in pixels or percentage value.

Event handlers

HTMLMarqueeElement.onbounce

Fires when the marquee has reached the end of its scroll position. It can only fire when the behavior attribute is set to alternate.

HTMLMarqueeElement.onfinish

Fires when the marquee has finished the amount of scrolling that is set by the loop attribute. It can only fire when the loop attribute is set to some number that is greater than 0.

HTMLMarqueeElement.onstart

Fires when the marquee starts scrolling.

Methods

Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLMarqueeElement.start()

Starts scrolling of the marquee.

HTMLMarqueeElement.stop()

Stops scrolling of the marquee.

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>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLMarqueeElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	Made obsolete in favor of CSS but define its expected behavior for backward compatibility.
HTML 5.2The definition of 'HTMLMarqueeElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	No changes.
HTML 5.1The definition of 'HTMLMarqueeElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	No changes.
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLMarqueeElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Made obsolete in favor of CSS but define its expected behavior for backward compatibility.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
HTMLMarqueeElement Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65 Notes' Full support 65 Notes' Notes' Before Firefox 65, <marquee> implemented the HTMLDivElement interface.	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65 Notes' Full support 65 Notes' Notes' Before Firefox 65, <marquee> implemented the HTMLDivElement interface.	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
behavior Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
bgcolor Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
direction Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
height Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
hspace Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
loop Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
scrollamount Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
scrolldelay Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
truespeed Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 4	Opera Full support Yes	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
vspace Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
width Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65	IE Full support 2	Opera Full support 7.2	Safari Full support 1.2	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 65	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

See also

• <marquee>

HTMLMarqueeElement by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.