HTMLMarqueeElement
Deprecated: This 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.
Instance properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLMarqueeElement.behavior-
Sets how the text is scrolled within the marquee. Possible values are
scroll,slideandalternate. If no value is specified, the default value isscroll. 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,upanddown. If no value is specified, the default value isleft. 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
trueSpeedistrue. HTMLMarqueeElement.trueSpeed-
By default,
scrollDelayvalues lower than 60 are ignored. IftrueSpeedistrue, then those values are not ignored. "HTMLMarqueeElement.vspace-
Sets the vertical margin.
HTMLMarqueeElement.width-
Sets the width in pixels or percentage value.
Instance methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLMarqueeElement.start()-
Starts scrolling of the marquee.
HTMLMarqueeElement.stop()-
Stops scrolling of the marquee.
Events
bounce-
Fires when the marquee has reached the end of its scroll position. It can only fire when the behavior attribute is set to
alternate. finish-
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.
start-
Fires when the marquee starts scrolling.
Specifications
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start
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start event
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stop
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Legend
Tip: you can click/tap on a cell for more information.
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- See implementation notes.