With some clever use of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you can make some pretty amazing websites. But, let’s not dance around things — actually writing the code can feel mundane at times, especiallyif you’re just starting to learn the basics.

That’s why we recommend trying something new every once in a while. Maybe it’s learning a element you’ve never used before, or it’s experimenting with CSS or a framework like Bootstrap.

If now feels like one of those times for you, keep reading. In this guide, we’ll show you how to generate scrolling text in HTML and CSS. With this fun trick, you can make a news ticker, create end credits for a movie, or even make visitors feel immersed in a galaxy far, far away.

While it’s best to keep websites simple and content-focused, some creative touches here and there can draw new visitors in. Below, we’ve provided four code templates you can copy and tweak for an easy text scrolling effect.

How to Create Scrolling Text in CSS

We’ll be using CSS animations paired with the transform: translateX and transform: translateY properties to achieve scrolling text with CSS. To ensure cross-browser compatibility, we’ll also add animation rules with the vendor prefixes -webkit- (for Safari and Chrome) and -moz- (for Firefox). Let’s start with right-to-left text.

CSS Horizontal Scrolling Text: Right-to-Left

To make our text scroll right-to-left, we’ll place it inside a div with the id scroll-text — this is the element that will be moving inside its container div, scroll-container. The HTML, CSS, and result are below.

A Note on the HTML marquee Element

In addition to CSS animations, there’s another way to create scrolling text with pure HTML, with the element. This tag automatically creates a page region with scrolling text, and you can customize its function with various attributes:

A Note on the HTML marquee Element

In addition to CSS animations, there’s another way to create scrolling text with pure HTML, with the element. This tag automatically creates a page region with scrolling text, and you can customize its function with various attributes:

A Note on the HTML marquee Element

In addition to CSS animations, there’s another way to create scrolling text with pure HTML, with the element. This tag automatically creates a page region with scrolling text, and you can customize its function with various attributes:

A Note on the HTML marquee Element

In addition to CSS animations, there’s another way to create scrolling text with pure HTML, with the element. This tag automatically creates a page region with scrolling text, and you can customize its function with various attributes: