What is Marquee?
Also called: Ticker, Infinite scroll text
The short answer
A marquee is a band of text or logos that scrolls continuously across the screen, often used for client logos, announcements or bold statements.
Marquee, explained
Modern marquees loop seamlessly with CSS transforms and pause on hover or for reduced-motion visitors.
Questions people ask about Marquee
What is Marquee?
A marquee is a band of text or logos that scrolls continuously across the screen, often used for client logos, announcements or bold statements.
Related terms
Kinetic typography is text that moves, such as letters that assemble, words that slide in or headlines that scramble, to add energy and emphasis.
Reduced motionReduced motion is a device setting people turn on when animation makes them dizzy or distracted; sites should honour it by toning down or removing non-essential motion.
Micro-interactionsMicro-interactions are small, single-purpose animations that respond to what a visitor does, like a button that presses in, a heart that fills or a field that shakes on an error.
Parallax scrollingParallax scrolling moves background and foreground layers at different speeds as you scroll, creating an illusion of depth.
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