# Announcement bar settings

Source: https://themes.spicydesign.ca/help/reference/global/announcement-bar/
Updated: 2026-11-12

Rotating or ticker announcements. Every setting of the announcement bar in the Picante Shopify theme.


Rotating or ticker announcements.

**Where to find it:** Open the theme editor, then select **Announcement bar** in the **Header group** at the top or bottom of the page. The announcement bar is the first section of the header group.

When you add this section, you can start from these presets: **Announcement bar**, **Rotating announcements**.

## Settings

| Setting | Type | Default | Options | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mode | Select | Scrolling marquee | Scrolling marquee, Rotating messages |  |
| Speed | Slider | 50 | 10 to 200, step 10 | Shown when **Mode** is Scrolling marquee. |
| Direction | Select | Left | Left, Right | Shown when **Mode** is Scrolling marquee. |
| Gap | Slider | 48 px | 16 to 120 px, step 4 | Shown when **Mode** is Scrolling marquee. |
| Separator | Select | Dot | None, Dot, Slash, Star | Shown when **Mode** is Scrolling marquee. |
| Pause on hover | Checkbox | On |  | Shown when **Mode** is Scrolling marquee. |
| Autoplay | Checkbox | On |  | Shown when **Mode** is Rotating messages. |
| Change message every | Slider | 5 s | 2 to 12 s, step 1 | Shown when **Mode** is Rotating messages and **Autoplay** is on. |
| Show arrows | Checkbox | On |  | Shown when **Mode** is Rotating messages. |

### Typography

| Setting | Type | Default | Options | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Size | Select | Medium | Small, Medium, Large |  |
| Font | Select | Accent | Heading, Accent, Body |  |
| Uppercase text | Checkbox | On |  |  |

### Section style

| Setting | Type | Default | Options | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Color scheme | Color scheme | Scheme 3 |  |  |
| Layout width | Select | Page width | Page width, Full width |  |
| Vertical padding | Slider | 8 px | 0 to 24 px, step 2 |  |

## Blocks

Add, reorder, duplicate or remove these blocks in the section sidebar: **Announcement**.

This section holds up to 8 blocks.

### Announcement block settings

| Setting | Type | Default | Options | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Text | Inline text | Share news, offers or delivery details here |  |  |
| Link | Link |  |  |  |
| Show arrow after link | Checkbox | On |  | Shown when **Link** is on. |
| Icon | Select | None | None, Flame, Sparkle, Truck, Leaf, Star, Heart, Mail |  |
| Text color | Select | Color scheme text | Color scheme text, Accent, Custom |  |
| Custom text color | Color |  |  | Shown when **Text color** is Custom. |