Announcement Bar Marquee Scrolling Bar for Offers and Store Updates

Display multiple announcements in a continuously scrolling bar with adjustable speed, direction, spacing, hover pause, colors, typography, and responsive padding.

  • check-icon Scrolling Announcements
  • check-icon Adjustable Animation Speed
  • check-icon Multiple Messages
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Key Features for a Continuous Scrolling Announcement Bar

Show multiple store messages in one animated bar with flexible scrolling controls, custom styling, rich text, and separate desktop and mobile settings.

Multiple Announcement Messages

Multiple Announcement Messages

Add multiple announcement blocks so shoppers can see different offers, shipping messages, or store updates in one bar.

Continuous Text Scrolling

Continuous Text Scrolling

Announcements continuously move across the bar using a looping horizontal animation that keeps the messages visible.

Adjustable Scroll Speed

Adjustable Scroll Speed

Choose from eight animation speeds ranging from the fastest setting to a very slow crawl.

Left or Right Direction

Left or Right Direction

Choose whether the announcement content scrolls toward the left or toward the right across the screen.

Pause on Hover

Pause on Hover

Allow shoppers to pause the scrolling animation by hovering over the announcement bar.

Custom Announcement Spacing

Custom Announcement Spacing

Control the horizontal space between individual announcements to create a tighter or more open scrolling layout.

Bold Outline Text Style

Bold Outline Text Style

Apply bold formatting to announcement text to create the built-in outlined text treatment for emphasized words.

Responsive Typography

Responsive Typography

Set separate desktop and mobile font sizes so scrolling messages can fit different screen widths more comfortably.

Announcement Bar Marquee Settings & Options

Control the scrolling behavior, announcement spacing, typography, background, colors, and padding for desktop and mobile sections.

Section Settings

Section Settings

Applies to the whole section

Upload an image that is used as the announcement bar background.

Background Image

Choose the speed of the continuous scrolling animation from fastest to crawl.

Scroll Speed

Choose whether the announcements move toward the left or right.

Scroll Direction

Pause the scrolling animation when the shopper hovers over the announcement bar.

Pause on Hover

Set the horizontal space between repeated announcement messages.

Announcement Spacing

Choose between a normal solid background and a gradient background.

Background Type

Set the solid background color when the normal background option is selected.

Background Color

Set a custom gradient when the gradient background option is selected.

Gradient Background

Choose the main color used for announcement text.

Text Color

Choose the color used for links inside announcement messages.

Link Color
Block Settings

Block Settings

Applies to each announcement block

Add the message for each individual announcement block using inline rich text.

Announcement Text

Use bold formatting in the announcement text to apply the section's outlined text style.

Bold Text Style

Where This Section Can Be Used

Use the animated bar to keep multiple short messages visible across important store pages without taking up the space of a large promotional section.

  • Home Page
  • Collection Page
  • Product Page
  • Landing Page
Home Page

Create a Dynamic Store Announcement

Use the scrolling bar on the homepage to continuously show shipping messages, offers, promotions, or other short store updates.

check-iconDisplay several messages in one compact bar

check-iconKeep important offers continuously visible

check-iconAdd visual movement near the top of the page

check-iconControl animation speed for your storefront

check-iconPause the messages when shoppers hover

Collection Page

Keep Offers Moving While Shoppers Browse

Place the scrolling bar on collection pages to show store-wide promotions, shipping information, or other messages while customers browse products.

check-iconReinforce store-wide promotions

check-iconShow several messages without extra sections

check-iconKeep collection pages visually compact

check-iconAdjust spacing between announcements

check-iconMaintain a consistent announcement style

Product Page

Show Multiple Messages Around Products

Use the announcement bar to display several short messages while shoppers view products, such as shipping information, promotions, or store updates.

check-iconCommunicate multiple store messages

check-iconReinforce promotional information

check-iconKeep the message area compact

check-iconUse custom text and link colors

check-iconAdjust typography for mobile shoppers

Landing Page

Add Motion to Promotional Pages

Use the animated announcement bar to support a focused landing page with rotating visibility across several short campaign or promotional messages.

check-iconAdd continuous movement to the page

check-iconPresent multiple campaign messages

check-iconControl animation direction and speed

check-iconMatch the bar with landing page colors

check-iconKeep promotional messaging compact

Keep Multiple Store Messages Visible

Announcement Bar Marquee combines multiple messages into a continuous scroll, giving Shopify merchants control over animation, spacing, typography, colors, and responsive layout.

Announcement Bar Marquee Section

More Messages in Less Space

Show several short announcements in a single compact area instead of creating separate sections for each store message.

check-iconDisplay Multiple Updates

check-iconCreate Continuous Movement

check-iconControl Scrolling Behavior

check-iconPause During Hover

check-iconMatch Your Store Design

check-iconImprove Mobile Flexibility

check-iconUse Bold Outline Styling

Do This, Skip That.

DO

  • do Keep each announcement short for easy reading while scrolling.
  • do Add useful messages to communicate different store updates clearly.
  • do Choose a scrolling speed that gives shoppers enough time to read.
  • do Use Pause on Hover for announcements that shoppers may need to read carefully.
  • do Use strong contrast between the background and text for readability.

DON'T

  • don't Do not add long paragraphs that are difficult to read while scrolling.
  • don't Do not use extremely fast animation when messages need more reading time.
  • don't Do not add unrelated announcements just to fill the scrolling space.
  • don't Do not use excessive spacing that creates large gaps between messages.
  • don't Do not combine busy backgrounds with text colors that reduce readability.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many announcement messages can I add?

The section supports multiple Announcement blocks. The preset starts with three blocks, and the section recommends adding more than three announcements for the scrolling layout.

How does the announcement scrolling work?

The section creates repeated copies of the announcement content and continuously moves them horizontally using a looping CSS animation.

Can I change the scrolling speed?

Yes. You can choose from eight speed options, ranging from Fastest at 2 seconds to Crawl at 250 seconds.

Can I change the direction of the announcement animation?

Yes. The Animation Direction setting lets you choose Left or Right movement for the scrolling announcement content.

Can shoppers pause the announcement animation?

Yes. Enable Pause on Hover to stop the scrolling animation while the shopper's pointer is hovering over the announcement bar.

Can I make part of the announcement text look outlined?

Yes. Text formatted as bold receives the section's built-in outlined text treatment through the announcement styling.

Does the section have separate mobile typography settings?

Yes. Desktop and mobile font sizes can be controlled separately, allowing the announcement text to adapt to smaller screens.

Can I add links to announcement messages?

The announcement text uses inline rich text, and the section includes a separate Link Color setting for links contained within the announcement content.

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