The Rise and Fall of <blink> and <marquee> Tags

The <blink> and <marquee> tags were once popular in 1990s web design but have largely disappeared from modern use.

<blink> was a joke feature in Netscape Navigator 2.0 for flashing text, while <marquee> in Internet Explorer added scrolling or bouncing text functions.

Both tags were known for creating unpleasant and inaccessible design animations.

For a time, some developers combined both tags to create texts that would both scroll and blink, depending on the browser being used.

The <blink> tag is now obsolete, while <marquee> still persists in some browsers but is generally discouraged.