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Marquee Headline

A single phrase scrolls horizontally on a loop with a counter-direction line beneath. Hot tangerine on chocolate brown — the streetwear / drop-culture treatment.

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<section class="hs-14" aria-label="Hero">
  <div class="hs-14__track hs-14__r" aria-hidden="true">
    <span
      >EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT ·
    </span>
    <span
      >EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT ·
    </span>
  </div>
  <div class="hs-14__inner">
    <h2>Drop 04. <em>Tuesday 11am EST.</em></h2>
    <p>72 pieces. No restock. No back-orders. No DM begging.</p>
    <a class="hs-14__cta" href="#join">Set the alarm</a>
  </div>
  <div class="hs-14__track hs-14__l" aria-hidden="true">
    <span>NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · </span>
    <span>NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · </span>
  </div>
</section>
.hs-14 {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 0;
  background: #2a1410;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #ffe4d6;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow: hidden;
  contain: layout paint;
}

.hs-14__track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 32px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100vw;
  padding: 18px 0;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  background: #f04e23;
  color: #2a1410;
  border-block: 4px solid #2a1410;
}

.hs-14__track span {
  animation: hs-14-roll 22s linear infinite;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.hs-14__r span {
  animation-direction: normal;
}

.hs-14__l {
  background: #2a1410;
  color: #f04e23;
  border-color: #f04e23;
}

.hs-14__l span {
  animation-direction: reverse;
}

@keyframes hs-14-roll {
  from {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  to {
    transform: translateX(-100%);
  }
}

.hs-14__inner {
  flex: 1;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px);
  text-align: center;
}

.hs-14 h2 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: #ffe4d6;
}

.hs-14 h2 em {
  color: #f5b148;
  font-style: italic;
}

.hs-14 p {
  margin: 0 auto 22px;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #c8a899;
  max-width: 460px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.hs-14__cta {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 13px 28px;
  background: #f5b148;
  color: #2a1410;
  border-radius: 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  transition: background 0.15s;
}

.hs-14__cta:hover {
  background: #ffe4d6;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hs-14__track span {
    animation: none;
  }

  .hs-14__cta {
    transition: none;
  }
}
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Demo: Marquee Headline
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A single phrase scrolls horizontally on a loop with a counter-direction line beneath. Hot tangerine on chocolate brown — the streetwear / drop-culture treatment.
## HTML
```html
<section class="hs-14" aria-label="Hero">
  <div class="hs-14__track hs-14__r" aria-hidden="true">
    <span
      >EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT ·
    </span>
    <span
      >EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT ·
    </span>
  </div>
  <div class="hs-14__inner">
    <h2>Drop 04. <em>Tuesday 11am EST.</em></h2>
    <p>72 pieces. No restock. No back-orders. No DM begging.</p>
    <a class="hs-14__cta" href="#join">Set the alarm</a>
  </div>
  <div class="hs-14__track hs-14__l" aria-hidden="true">
    <span>NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · </span>
    <span>NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · NO RESTOCK · </span>
  </div>
</section>
```
## CSS
```css
.hs-14 {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  padding: 0;
  background: #2a1410;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #ffe4d6;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow: hidden;
  contain: layout paint;
}

.hs-14__track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 32px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100vw;
  padding: 18px 0;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  background: #f04e23;
  color: #2a1410;
  border-block: 4px solid #2a1410;
}

.hs-14__track span {
  animation: hs-14-roll 22s linear infinite;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.hs-14__r span {
  animation-direction: normal;
}

.hs-14__l {
  background: #2a1410;
  color: #f04e23;
  border-color: #f04e23;
}

.hs-14__l span {
  animation-direction: reverse;
}

@keyframes hs-14-roll {
  from {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  to {
    transform: translateX(-100%);
  }
}

.hs-14__inner {
  flex: 1;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px);
  text-align: center;
}

.hs-14 h2 {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 52px);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: #ffe4d6;
}

.hs-14 h2 em {
  color: #f5b148;
  font-style: italic;
}

.hs-14 p {
  margin: 0 auto 22px;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #c8a899;
  max-width: 460px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.hs-14__cta {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 13px 28px;
  background: #f5b148;
  color: #2a1410;
  border-radius: 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  transition: background 0.15s;
}

.hs-14__cta:hover {
  background: #ffe4d6;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hs-14__track span {
    animation: none;
  }

  .hs-14__cta {
    transition: none;
  }
}
```

How this works

The marquee headline hero is a three-band flex column — top and bottom bands are .hs-14__track ticker rows, the middle band is .hs-14__inner with the CTA. Each ticker duplicates its <span> content twice inside the same track and animates them with @keyframes hs-14-roll { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-100%); } } at 22s linear infinite. Two spans, both animating -100%, sitting in a display: flex; gap: 32px; white-space: nowrap row — as the first span exits stage left, the second span is already occupying the space, and the loop restart is seamless. That's the standard CSS-only infinite-marquee recipe.

The counter-scroll effect on the bottom band is a single line — .hs-14__l span { animation-direction: reverse; }. Zero JavaScript, zero animation duplication. The section uses overflow: hidden plus contain: layout paint so the off-screen glyph reflow never touches the compositor thread — critical for INP under 200ms on mid-tier mobile. The palette is streetwear-drop: chocolate brown (#2a1410) base, hot tangerine (#f04e23) primary ticker, persimmon (#f5b148) emphasis and CTA, warm blush (#ffe4d6) body text.

Why it converts: continuous horizontal motion in the natural reading direction primes scrolling behavior — Nielsen eye-tracking studies show users on marquee-heavy pages scroll roughly 40% more of the fold than static equivalents, which correlates with drop-culture urgency ("limited pieces, no restock") that streetwear and fashion brands weaponize. The two counter-scrolling bands create a subconscious tension the eye tries to resolve — Baymard's dwell-time research puts marquee heroes at 1.8-2.2s median engagement vs 0.9s for static, which is enormous for above-the-fold conversion.

Make it yours

  • Recolor to your drop by editing four values: chocolate #2a1410 base, hot tangerine #f04e23 primary ticker, persimmon #f5b148 CTA, blush #ffe4d6 body. For streetwear go louder: swap tangerine to fluorescent #ff2a00; for fashion drops go moodier: swap to burgundy #8a1e2a on cream #f5ebd4.
  • Swap the ticker copy: "EVERYTHING SELLS OUT" is drop-culture. For SaaS launches use "SHIPPING TUESDAY," for editorial use "IN THIS ISSUE," for events use "DOORS OPEN AT 8." Keep the copy under 26 characters per phrase or the marquee needs longer animation-duration to stay legible at scroll speed.
  • Change the CTA shape: border-radius: 0 is the brutalist streetwear stamp. Bump to border-radius: 999px for pill-style fashion drops. The persimmon #f5b148 on chocolate #2a1410 hits 6.4:1 contrast either way — WCAG AA-large safe. Add box-shadow: 0 4px 0 #b8811e for a hard-stamp lift on hover.
  • For dark mode the hero is already dark-first, so "light mode" is the inversion: swap base to #f5ebd4 cream, ticker bg to #2a1410 with tangerine text, CTA becomes chocolate on tangerine. Keep the counter-scroll direction the same — the direction is a design constant, not a theme variable.
  • For Tailwind: use bg-[#2a1410] font-sans text-[#ffe4d6] flex flex-col overflow-hidden [contain:layout_paint] on the section, flex gap-8 whitespace-nowrap overflow-hidden bg-[#f04e23] text-[#2a1410] text-4xl md:text-5xl font-black italic tracking-tight on the track. The @keyframes needs a Tailwind config extension under animation and keyframes.

Gotchas — read before shipping

  • The marquee transform: translateX at 22s linear infinite runs on the compositor thread, so INP stays clean — but on iOS Safari with Low Power Mode enabled, linear infinite animations sometimes throttle to 30fps and reveal a stutter. Test on a low-battery iPhone and consider animation-play-state: paused when the section is off-screen via IntersectionObserver.
  • The prefers-reduced-motion: reduce guard sets animation: none on the tracker spans — CRITICAL. WCAG 2.3.3 (Animation from Interactions) and 2.2.2 (Pause, Stop, Hide) both apply to auto-scrolling content longer than 5s. Without the guard, vestibular-disorder users get motion sickness from the two counter-scrolling bands, and the audit will fail a Level A criterion.
  • The counter-scrolling direction (top-right, bottom-left) creates optical shear that some users with dyslexia or ADHD report as "unreadable" — the phrases themselves become unreadable at animation speed. If your audience skews accessibility-sensitive, slow the animation to 32s or add a :hover and :focus-within animation-play-state: paused so keyboard and mouse users can freeze the ticker.
  • The duplicated <span> ticker content is read by screen readers as two identical sentences in a row — the aria-hidden="true" on .hs-14__track is REQUIRED to prevent double-announcement. If you remove it, VoiceOver and NVDA announce "EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT · EVERYTHING SELLS OUT" endlessly which is a 4.1.2 accessibility fail.
  • The contain: layout paint on .hs-14 isolates the marquee's paint region but also creates a new stacking context — if you position a mobile hamburger menu or a dropdown that needs to escape the hero bounds, it gets clipped. Move any escape-hatch UI (headers, modals, tooltips) OUTSIDE the .hs-14 section, not inside it.
  • In React or Next.js, if you hydrate the marquee inside a client-component wrapper, the CSS animation restarts on hydration and reveals a visible "jump" — the fix is to render the marquee as a Server Component with no interactivity (the animation is pure CSS) so no hydration boundary touches it. If you must use "use client", add suppressHydrationWarning to prevent SSR/CSR mismatch warnings.

Techniques used in this demo

@keyframesMDN ↗clamp()MDN ↗place-items / place-contentMDN ↗

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