WAI-ARIA: Role=Marquee

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WAI-ARIA: Role=Marquee
WAI-ARIA: Role=Marquee

A type of live region where non-essential information changes frequently.

Description

A type of live region where non-essential information changes frequently. See related log.

Common usages of marquee include stock tickers and ad banners. The primary difference between a marquee and a log is that logs usually have a meaningful order or sequence of important content changes.

Elements with the role marquee have an implicit aria-live value of off.

Role=Marquee Example

HTML Example

The marquee role is used when non-essential information changes regularly. A role of marquee is a live region with an implied aria-live value of off. If you use marquees, ensure you provide a simple provision to stop it scrolling and updating, as they can be distracting and annoying.

<div role="marquee">Marquee text.</div>

HTML Example 2

<ul role="marquee">
<li>Dow +0.26%</li>
<li>Nasdaq +0.54%</li>
<li>S&amp;P +0.44%</li>
</ul>

Characteristics

Superclass Role

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Inherited States and Properties

Semantic HTML

No HTML element equivalent.

Reference

W3C (opens new window)

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