CSS3 Vertical Marquee

by Bilal AFSAR

HTML

<script src="http://leaverou.github.com/prefixfree/prefixfree.js"></script>
<!-- Original Source: http://jsfiddle.net/jonathansampson/h7SYp/ -->
<div class="microsoft container">
    <p class="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>
</div>
<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>

CSS

.container {
    width: 18em;
    height: 8em;
    margin: 1em auto;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: white;
    position: relative;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.marquee {
    top: 6em;
    position: relative;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    animation: marquee 15s linear infinite;
}

.marquee:hover {
    animation-play-state: paused;
}

/* Make it move! */
@keyframes marquee {
    0%   { top:   8em }
    100% { top: -11em }
}

/* Make it look pretty */
.microsoft .marquee {
	margin: 0;
    padding: 0 1em;
    line-height: 1.5em;
    font: 1em 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
}

.microsoft:before, .microsoft::before,
.microsoft:after,  .microsoft::after {
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    pointer-events: none;
    width: 100%; height: 2em;
    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFF, rgba(255,255,255,0));
}

.microsoft:after, .microsoft::after {
    bottom: 0;
    transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.microsoft:before, .microsoft::before {
    top: 0;
}

/* 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;
}

JavaScript

$(".toggle").on("click", function () {
    $(".container").toggleClass("microsoft");
});