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Make it a marquee
/* Make it a marquee */
.marquee {
width: 450px;
margin: 0 auto;
overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
box-sizing: border-box;
animation: marquee 50s linear infinite;
}
/* Make it move */
@keyframes marquee {
0% { text-indent: 30em }
100% { text-indent: -105em }
}
/* Make it pretty */
.microsoft {
padding-left: 1.5em;
position: relative;
font: 16px 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
}
/* ::before was :before before ::before was ::before - kthx */
.microsoft:before, .microsoft::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
top: -1em; left: -1em;
width: .5em; height: .5em;
box-shadow: 1.0em 1.25em 0 #F65314,
1.6em 1.25em 0 #7CBB00,
1.0em 1.85em 0 #00A1F1,
1.6em 1.85em 0 #FFBB00;
}
/* Style the links */
.vanity {
color: #333;
text-align: center;
font: .75em 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
}
.vanity a, .microsoft a {
color: #1570A6;
transition: color .5s;
text-decoration: none;
}
.vanity a:hover, .microsoft a:hover {
color: #F65314;
}
/* Style toggle button */
.toggle {
display: block;
margin: 2em auto;
}
<!-- Wanted to see how easily marquees could be constructed with CSS:
- This demo uses -prefix-free
- Requires manual setting of the end text-indent
- Can rmeove /* Make it pretty */ comment & below
- Brought to you by @jonathansampson -->
<p class="microsoft marquee">Windows 8 and Windows RT are focused on your life—your friends and family, your apps, and your stuff. With new things like the <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/start-screen">Start screen</a>, <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/charms">charms</a>, and a <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/microsoft-account">Microsoft account</a>, you can spend less time searching and more time doing.</p>
<button class="toggle">Toggle Beautification</button>
<p class="vanity">
<a href="https://twitter.com/jonathansampson">@jonathansampson</a> of
<a href="https://twitter.com/appendTo">@appendTo</a>
</p><!-- content to be placed inside <body>…</body> -->
$(".toggle").on("click", function () {
$(".marquee").toggleClass("microsoft");
});// alert('Hello world!');
{"view":"split","fontsize":"100","seethrough":"","prefixfree":"1","page":"all"}
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