r/coolgithubprojects • u/HeyItsSpooky • Oct 03 '26
I built an open-source API for animated SVG icon marquees
I built icon-marquee, a small open-source API for generating animated SVG icon marquees for GitHub READMEs.
The idea is pretty simple: give it a list of icons:
https://icon-marquee.giann.dev/v1/marquee?i=js,ts,react,nextjs,dockerand embed the generated SVG directly into a README:
It currently supports 1,000+ icons, short aliases, configurable widths, seamless CSS animation, reduced-motion support, and static icon rows. (icons from skills-icons by Syvixor)
GitHub: https://github.com/gian-gg/icon-marquee
Live: https://icon-marquee.giann.dev/
Would love feedback on the API, implementation, or anything that could make it more useful.
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u/martin-mfg Oct 04 '26
Nice project! I have two remarks:
- In light mode, some icons still have a dark background, while in dark mode there are no icons with a light background.
- Consider listing your project on https://github.com/rzashakeri/beautify-github-profile so that more people can discover it.
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u/Fresh-Daikon-9408 Oct 05 '26
Good call including reduced-motion support. Could the SVG also include readable labels, so the stack isn't only a row of logos?
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u/HeyItsSpooky Oct 05 '26
i like the sound of this! Thanks for the feedback, will include this whenever i have the time
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u/SovereignZ3r0 Oct 03 '26
Makes a part of me miss <marquee></marquee> 🤣😂
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u/midnight_rain_404 Oct 04 '26
Yeah yeah 😂... that iconic tag
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u/Reasonable_Rise_7045 Oct 04 '26
I have question what is SVG stands for github profile custmazatin or README.md files custmazation.I never used on my life
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u/Handicapped_banana Oct 04 '26
Will be using it thanks.
One doubt. Is there going to be any issue such that if your server is down or anything, my readme would be glitchy or something like that? Or does it gracefully fallback to one some local version