Web/HTML/Element/marquee

ObsoleteThis feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

The HTML <marquee> 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.

DOM interface HTMLMarqueeElement

Attributes

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.
bgcolor: Sets the background color through color name or hexadecimal value.
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.
height: Sets the height in pixels or percentage value.
hspace: Sets the horizontal margin
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.
scrollamount: Sets the amount of scrolling at each interval in pixels. The default value is 6.
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 specified.
truespeed: By default, scrolldelay values lower than 60 are ignored. If truespeed is present, those values are not ignored.
vspace: Sets the vertical margin in pixels or percentage value.
width: Sets the width in pixels or percentage value.

Event handlers

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.
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.
onstart: Fires when the marquee starts scrolling.

Methods

start(): Starts scrolling of the marquee.
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 '<marquee>' in that specification.	Living Standard	Make it obsolete in favor of CSS but define its expected behavior, for backward compatibility. However, the development of the marquee features of CSS have since been abandoned.
HTML5The definition of '<marquee>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Make it obsolete in favor of CSS but define its expected behavior, for backward compatibility. However, the development of the marquee features of CSS have since been abandoned.

Browser compatibility

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	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
`marquee` Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 65 Full support 65 Partial support 1 Notes' Notes' Implements 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 Full support 65 Partial support 4 Notes' Notes' Implements 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 1	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 4	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 1	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 4	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 1	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 4	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 1	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 4	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 ≤18	Firefox Full support 3	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`loop` Deprecated'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 3	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`scrollamount` Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	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 4	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 1	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 4	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 3	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 4	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 ≤18	Firefox Full support 3	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
`width` Deprecated'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	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 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

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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.