body{background:#FFF6E5;}.tickercontainer{/* the outer div with the black border */width:686px;height:20px;margin:0;padding:0;overflow:hidden;}.tickercontainer .mask{/* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */position:relative;left:0px;top:0px;width:718px;overflow:hidden;}ul.newsticker{/* that's your list */position:relative;left:750px;font:bold 10px Verdana;list-style-type:none;margin:0;padding:0;}ul.newsticker li{float:left;/* important: display inline gives incorrect results when you check for elem's width */margin:0;padding:0;}ul.newsticker a{white-space:nowrap;padding:0;color:#ff0000;font:bold 10px Verdana;margin:0 50px 0 0;}ul.newsticker span{margin:0 10px 0 0;}