Marquee That Pauses on Hover
A strip of tag pills scrolls sideways and freezes the moment the pointer lands on it, so any pill can be read or clicked. One line does it: animation-play-state: paused on :hover.
Also known as: pause marquee on hover css, tag marquee, hover to stop scrolling text.
#design#motion#css#typography#ui#branding
HTML
<div class="txt-marquee-pause-on-hover">
<div class="txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-group">
<span>#design</span><span>#motion</span><span>#css</span><span>#typography</span><span>#ui</span><span>#branding</span>
</div>
<div class="txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-group" aria-hidden="true">
<span>#design</span><span>#motion</span><span>#css</span><span>#typography</span><span>#ui</span><span>#branding</span>
</div>
</div>CSS
.txt-marquee-pause-on-hover {
--c: var(--txt-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: calc(var(--txt-size, 32px) * 0.72);
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1.2;
display: flex;
width: 19em;
padding: 0.4em 0;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
-webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 12%, #000 88%, transparent);
mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 12%, #000 88%, transparent);}
.txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-group {
display: flex;
flex-shrink: 0;
gap: 0.5em;
padding-right: 0.5em;
animation: txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-scroll 14s linear infinite;
}
.txt-marquee-pause-on-hover:hover .txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-group {
animation-play-state: paused;
}
.txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-group span {
padding: 0.35em 0.85em;
border-radius: 2em;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--c);
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 12%, transparent);
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, transparent);
transition: color 0.25s, background-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}
.txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-group span:hover {
color: #fff;
background: var(--c);
transform: translateY(-0.12em);
}
@keyframes txt-marquee-pause-on-hover-scroll {
to { transform: translateX(-100%); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.txt-marquee-pause-on-hover, .txt-marquee-pause-on-hover *, .txt-marquee-pause-on-hover::before, .txt-marquee-pause-on-hover::after, .txt-marquee-pause-on-hover *::before, .txt-marquee-pause-on-hover *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--txt-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Font size: set
--txt-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing40px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.