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Scrolling text with icons ​
This guide describes the Scrolling text with icons section.
Use the section to display moving or scrolling icons with corresponding text on a store page.
The previous image shows an example store's home page. In the upper left, part of Theme editor's Scrolling text with icons section menu is displayed. The menu's Icon style > Show border option is set to off. Use this option to show/hide border lines around the section's icons. For example, in the previous image, the section's icons are displayed without borders.
For general guidance with modifying sections, refer to Sections overview, and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.
Configure the Scrolling text with icons section ​
To configure your Scrolling text with icons section:
Go to Customize theme.
In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains a Scrolling text with icons section.
Note
The section can be added into any page, except Giftcard and Customer pages. To add the section into the current page, select Add section > Scrolling text with icons. Refer to Shopify help: Add a section.
From the side menu, select Scrolling text with icons.
Select a setting described in the following table.
| Setting name | Description |
|---|---|
| Repeat text | Set the Repeat text checkbox to on or off. With this setting enabled, the section's scrolling text repeats automatically - to create an infinity effect. Note that, if a user's device is set to reduce motion, the scrolling text will display as a static banner as a fallback. |
| Link | In the Link box, enter a URL or select a link to a page. The link is applied to the section's text. The link opens when a visitor selects the section's text. |
| Link > Connect dynamic source | To display (Link) text from a dynamic source, select the Connect dynamic source icon beside the Link box, and then choose a metafield to add. Refer to Shopify help: Metafields. |
| Font | Use the Font options to select Heading or Body. Use this option to set the section's text to use the same font as Heading or Body text. |
| Gap between items | Use the Gap between items options to select Small, Medium or Large. Use this option to specify the amount of (white) empty space that's displayed between items (icons) inside the section. |
| Icon size | Use the Icon size options to select Small, Medium or Large. Use this option to specify a size for the section's icons. |
| Speed | Adjust the Speed slider between 10 and 400. Use this option to specify a scroll speed for text and icons inside the section. |
| Direction | Use the Direction options to select Right to left or Left to right. Use this option to specify a direction for the animation that moves/scrolls the section's text and icons. |
| Icon style > Thickness | Adjust the Thickness slider between 1 and 2. Use this option to specify a line thickness for the section's icons. |
| Icon style > Background color | Use the Background color options to select Transparent, Accent 1, Accent 2, Card or Text. Use this option to specify a background color for the section's icons. The color you select is applied from the section's current color scheme. Alternatively, to apply a transparent background to the section's icons, select Transparent. |
| Icon style > Show border | Set the Show border checkbox to on or off. Use this option to show/hide border lines around the section's icons. |
| Color > Color scheme | Use the Color scheme picker to select a color scheme for the section. Refer to Colors. |
| Color > Theme settings (link) | Follow the Theme settings link to open Theme editor's Color theme settings. Use the settings to edit the theme colors for your entire store. |
| Color > Use gradient for background | Set the Use gradient for background checkbox to on or off. Use this option to turn on/off using a gradient as the section's background. |
| Theme settings | If available, select Theme settings to access additional settings for the section. Refer to Section theme settings menu. |
| Custom CSS | Select Custom CSS. In the box, enter custom CSS styles to apply only to the current section. Refer to Shopify help: Add custom CSS. To apply custom styles to your entire online store, refer to Theme settings > Custom CSS. |
| Remove section | Select Remove section to delete the section from the current page. |
Configure a block within a Scrolling text with icons section ​
To configure a block for your Scrolling text with icons section:
Go to Customize theme.
In Theme editor, at the top of the page, use the dropdown to select a page that contains a Scrolling text with icons section.
From the side menu, expand the Scrolling text with icons section menu.
To configure an existing block, select the block from the side menu.
To add a new block, select Add text, choose a block to add, and then select the block you added.
Note
Inside the section, you can add, remove, show, hide, and move blocks. Refer to Configure blocks inside a section, and Shopify help: Sections and blocks.
Apply a block setting described in the following table.
| Block name | Block description | Block setting(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Text | Displays text, side-by-side, with an icon inside the section. |
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