Marquee HTML

The Marquee HTML tag is a non-standard HTML element which is used to scroll a image or text horizontally or vertically.

In simple words, you can say that it scrolls the image or text up, down, left or right automatically.

Marquee tag was first introduced in early versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer. It is compared with Netscape's blink element.

Marquee HTML Example

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Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<marquee>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

HTML Marquee Attributes

Marquee's element contains several attributes that are used to control and adjust the appearance of the marquee.

HTML Scroll Marquee

It is a by default property. It is used to scroll the text from right to left, and restarts at the right side of the marquee when it is reached to the end of left side. After the completion of loop text disappears.

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HTML Slide Marquee

In slide marquee, all the contents to be scrolled will slide the entire length of marquee but stops at the end to display the content permanently.

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HTML Alternate Marquee

It scrolls the text from right to left and goes back left to right.

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Direction in HTML marquee

This is used to change the direction of scrolling text. Let's take an example of marquee scrolling to the right. The direction can be left, right, up and down.

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Nested marquee example

Disadvantages HTML marquee

1) Marquee may be distracting because human eyes are attracted towards movement and marquee text constantly.

2) Since Marquee text moves, so it is more difficult to click static text, depending on the scrolling speed.

3) It is a non-standard HTML element.

4) It draws user's attention needlessly and makes the text harder to read.