Create a Text Marquee

The Create a Text Marquee Tool lets you animate scrolling text in two formats: live visual marquee preview or ASCII-style frame-by-frame output. Customize scroll speed, direction, and padding characters for total control. Ideal for banners, signs, or terminal-based animations. Copy or export your result instantly.

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How to Use:

  1. Enter your message in the input box.
  2. (Optional) Import a .txt file containing your text.
  3. Choose between ASCII Mode or Visual Mode using the mode selector.
  4. Adjust scroll speed, padding character, and direction in the Options section.
  5. View the scrolling preview or ASCII frames instantly.
  6. Use Copy Output or Export to File to save your result.

What the Create a Text Marquee Tool Can Do:

This tool generates horizontally scrolling text using either a live visual animation or a frame-by-frame ASCII preview. In ASCII Mode, it simulates scrolling by generating sequential text frames. In Visual Mode, it creates a continuous, animated marquee with optional right-to-left or left-to-right direction. You can customize speed and padding characters to fine-tune your output.

Example:

Input:

Welcome to the marquee!

Output (ASCII Mode):

Welcome to the marquee!    
 elcome to the marquee!     
  lcome to the marquee!     
   come to the marquee!     
    ome to the marquee!

Output (Visual Mode):
A live scrolling preview appears in a box below with the text sliding left or right.

Common Use Cases:

The Create a Text Marquee Tool is perfect for simulating LED signs, generating terminal-style scrolling banners, or building attention-grabbing animations in plain text. It’s great for coders, educators, and creatives alike.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re building a marquee effect, Draw LCD Text can give your scrolling message a retro digital vibe. And if you want to add a little color or emphasis, Color Letters in Text lets you highlight specific characters to make them stand out as they move.

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