How Do I Create a Scrolling Text in Webflow?

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Creating a Scrolling Text in Webflow

Are you looking to add a scrolling text effect to your website built on Webflow? Scrolling text can be a great way to grab your visitors’ attention and make your website more dynamic. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of creating a scrolling text effect using HTML and CSS in Webflow.

Step 1: Setting up the HTML

First, let’s start by setting up the HTML structure for our scrolling text. We will use a paragraph tag (

) to enclose the text that we want to scroll. Here’s an example:

“`html

This is my scrolling text!

“`

Step 2: Styling the Scrolling Text

Now that we have our HTML structure in place, let’s add some CSS to style and animate our scrolling text. We can use the tag to make certain parts of the text bold and the tag to underline specific words or phrases.

“`css

“`

Explanation:

  • The .scrolling-text class is applied to our paragraph tag (<p>) which contains our scrolling text.
  • The white-space: nowrap; property ensures that the text does not wrap to the next line.
  • The overflow: hidden; property hides any overflow of the text outside the paragraph.
  • The animation property sets the animation properties for our scrolling effect. In this example, we are using an animation named scroll-left.
  • The @keyframes scroll-left rule defines the starting and ending positions of our scrolling effect. In this case, we are using a horizontal translation to move the text from right to left.

Step 3: Implementing in Webflow

To implement our scrolling text effect in Webflow, follow these steps:

  1. Create a new project or open an existing one in Webflow.
  2. Add a new HTML embed element to your desired page or section where you want the scrolling text effect to appear.
  3. Paste the HTML code from Step 1 into the embed element’s HTML settings.
  4. Add a custom class name (e.g., “scrolling-text”) to the embed element via its settings panel.
  5. In Webflow’s Designer, go to the Project Settings and add a custom code block with CSS from Step 2 in the Footer Code section.

You can further customize your scrolling text by adjusting properties like font size, color, and animation duration. Feel free to experiment and make it unique to your website’s design!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to create a scrolling text effect in Webflow using HTML and CSS. By applying the appropriate CSS properties, we were able to achieve a smooth scrolling animation.

Remember to experiment with different styles and settings to match your website’s design. Now you can add an eye-catching scrolling text effect to captivate your visitors!