Thsi article will explain the scrolling text html code.  This code is referred to it as Marquee code because the name of the Html tag is “marquee”.

Basic Html code for a Marquee

<marquee>This is an basic example of a marquee code</marquee>

This is how it will appear on your website:
This is an basic example of a marquee code

Adding a background color to a scrolling text

You can add a background color to your marquee or scrolling text.  The tag used to apply this is called “bgcolor” examine the code below.

<marquee bgcolor=”aqua”>This scrolling text example will have a aqua (light blue) background</marquee>

This is how it will appear on your website:
This scrolling text example will have a aqua (light blue) background

How to add height, width and direction to your scrolling text

You could also set your height, width and the direction of your scrolling text.

<marquee height=”100″ width=”150″ direction=”up” bgcolor=”aqua”>Scrolling text html example of a marquee with height, width and direction</marquee>
This is how it will appear on your website:
Scrolling text html example of a marquee with height, width and direction