HTML Reference Guide : MARQUEE Command

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<MARQUEE> Command

Command Syntax:
<MARQUEE command parameters>
some scrolling text
</MARQUEE>
The command generates a scrolling marquee using the parameters provided. At present, the command works only in the Internet Explorer browser.

Command Parameters:

align="top | middle | bottom"

Defines alignment of ordinary text placed near the marquee where:

top -
aligns surrounding text to the top of the marquee boundary.
middle -
aligns surrounding text to the middle of the marquee boundaries.
bottom -
aligns surrounding text to the bottom of the marquee boundary.

behavior="alternate | scroll | slide"

Defines way in which text within the marquee will display where:

alternate -
text appears to move from side to side within the boundaries of the marquee.
scroll -
text begins off screen and scrolls toward the opposite side until it disappears off screen again before repeating.
slide -
text moves in from off screen, moves toward the opposite boundary of the marquee, and stops when it encounters the boundary.

bgcolor="named color | color value"

Defines the background color used within the marquee. Background color can be expressed either as a named color or as a hexadecimal color value.

direction="left | right"

Determines the initial direction in which the marquee text will move.

height|width="% | pixels"

Determine the height and/or width of the marquee either in pixels or as a percent of the space available for display, respectively.

hspace|vspace="pixels"

Determine the horizontal and/or vertical standoff which surround the marquee and define the amount of white space between the boundaries of the marquee and surrounding normal text, respectively.

loop="integer | infinite"

Determines the number of times the text in the marquee will repeat the scrolling action where:

-1 -
the scrolling will continue indefinitely - same as infinite.
integer -
the scrolling will continue until the integer value is reached and then stop.
infinite -
the scrolling will continue indefinitely - same as -1.

scrollamount="pixels"

Determines the number of pixels by which each iteration of the scrolling display is incremented. Smaller values produce slower but smoother scrolling effects.

scrolldelay="milliseconds"

Determines the integer number of milliseconds which elapse between successive iterations of the scrolling display. Smaller numbers produce more rapid scrolling effects.

Example:

<table width=100% border=4>
  <tr>
    <td width=100% align=center
      valign=center>
      <marquee align="middle"
        behavior="slide"
        bgcolor="cornsilk"
        direction="left"
        height="40"
        width="100%"
        scrollamount="5"
        scrolldelay="1">
        <font color="brown" 
        size=6><b>
        Scrolling Marquee Text
        </b></font>
      </marquee>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

Yields -

A scrolling marquee as displayed below but only in the Internet Explorer browser:

Scrolling Marquee Text

[ Animated 300K Simulation GIF for Netscape above ]

The Netscape browser is not capable of marquee displays. View the animated GIF simulation above instead.

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