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Marquee ​

The Marquee element repeats a list of texts in a continuously scrolling line. Use it to announce an offer, show several messages or display a series of words. You can also add a wave to the text.

Open Elements in the top toolbar, choose Marquee in the Text category and place it in your section. Select the block to open its settings.

Texts and spacing ​

Add your messages to the list. Click an entry to edit its Text field. The list actions let you reorder, duplicate and delete entries.

Space between texts sets the distance between messages from 0 to 10 em, in steps of 0.25. You can adjust it even when scrolling is disabled.

The em unit follows the font size: 1 em equals that size. Spacing and wave intensity therefore scale with the text as the block changes size in the grid. A speed in em/s describes how many times that size the text travels per second.

Fade edges ​

Enable Fade edges to fade text in and out at the left and right ends of the block. This setting is independent of scrolling and wave motion.

Scrolling ​

The Scrolling switch opens two settings:

  • Direction: Left or Right.
  • Speed: 0.25 to 18.75 em/s, in steps of 0.25.

Texts repeat without pausing or visibly jumping back to the start of the list. Disable the switch to stop horizontal movement. This clears the direction; enabling it again starts scrolling left at 0.25 em/s. Spacing, edge fading and wave motion remain independent.

Wave motion ​

Enable Wave motion to position letters along a wave. You can use the wave with or without horizontal scrolling.

SettingEffectRange
Wave intensityHeight of the wave0.05 to 6.25 em
Wave lengthDistance between wave peaks; higher values produce wider curves25 to 300%
Wave speedSpeed at which the wave moves0 to 12.5 em/s
Wave directionDirection of the wave, independent of the textLeft or Right
Letter tiltLetter rotation to follow the curve0 to 100%; at 0%, letters remain upright

At a Wave speed of 0, the wave stays fixed while the text scrolls. Increase the speed to move the wave. For example, scroll the messages left and move the wave right to combine the two movements.

Disabling Wave motion removes the wave and clears its settings. Enabling it again starts with intensity at 0.05 em, length at 100%, speed at 0, direction set to right and letter tilt at 100%.

Color and typography ​

The text style section opens when you select the block. Choose its color and font, which apply to every message in the list. Horizontal text alignment is not offered for this continuous strip.

Check the result at different screen sizes in the editor preview, then publish the page. When a visitor requests reduced motion, the text remains visible without moving.

To show successive messages with an entrance animation, see Animated text.

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