Written by Ben Hunt from web design agency Scratchmedia. For more information about his agency visit scratchmedia.co.uk

 

HTML <marquee> Marquee Tag Reference

Back to index of HTML/xHTML tags grouped by: « Family / « Importance / « A-Z

The marquee HTML tag means Marquee, and it makes text scroll across the page from right to left.

<marquee> is evil, and you will go to hell if you use it.

The <marquee> HTML/xHTML tag

<marquee> is an old tag which was quite popular with amateur web designers in the mid nineties. It makes text scroll across the page and gives people headaches.

When to use the <marquee> tag (semantic use)

Never, EVER use the <marquee> tag.

Example of <marquee> tag use

No examples, we don't want to go to hell!

Alternatives to the <marquee> tag

There are no alternatives that will make text scroll across the page, but why would you want to?

Read offline

Buy ebooks safely with PayPalBuy sections of this site as downloadable PDF ebooks now