diff --git a/src/control.html b/src/control.html
index d1cec78..25c66de 100644
--- a/src/control.html
+++ b/src/control.html
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@
             <option value="middle">Centro</option>
           </select>
         </div>
+        <label>Direzione</label>
+        <select id="ticker-dir">
+          <option value="h">➡️ Orizzontale</option>
+          <option value="vup">⬆️ Verticale (su)</option>
+          <option value="vdown">⬇️ Verticale (giù)</option>
+        </select>
         <label>Velocità testo <span id="ticker-speed-val">1.0×</span></label>
         <input type="range" id="ticker-speed" min="0.2" max="4" step="0.1" value="1" />
         <label>Carattere</label>
diff --git a/src/control.js b/src/control.js
index c6a5773..eddcf1e 100644
--- a/src/control.js
+++ b/src/control.js
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ $('#video-blend').addEventListener('change', (e) => send({ type: 'videoBlend', v
 $('#ticker-text').addEventListener('input', (e) => send({ type: 'tickerText', text: e.target.value.replace(/\s*\n\s*/g, ' · ') }));
 $('#ticker-on').addEventListener('change', (e) => send({ type: 'tickerOn', on: e.target.checked }));
 $('#ticker-pos').addEventListener('change', (e) => send({ type: 'tickerPos', pos: e.target.value }));
+$('#ticker-dir').addEventListener('change', (e) => send({ type: 'tickerDir', value: e.target.value }));
 $('#ticker-speed').addEventListener('input', (e) => {
   const m = parseFloat(e.target.value);
   $('#ticker-speed-val').textContent = m.toFixed(1) + '×';
diff --git a/src/output.js b/src/output.js
index c40d3d7..5e0ad94 100644
--- a/src/output.js
+++ b/src/output.js
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ function setTickerText(t) { const h = buildLetters(t); tickCopies.forEach(c => c
 function setTickerSpeed(m) { tickerTrack.style.setProperty('--ticker-dur', (18 / m) + 's'); }
 function tickerLetters() { return tickerTrack.querySelectorAll('.tl'); }
 ticker.classList.add('pos-bottom');
+ticker.classList.add('dir-h');
 setTickerSpeed(1);
 
 function hideHint() { $('#drop-hint').classList.add('hidden'); }
@@ -382,6 +383,10 @@ djv.onControl(async (m) => {
       ticker.classList.add('pos-' + m.pos);
       break;
     case 'tickerSpeed': setTickerSpeed(m.mult); break;
+    case 'tickerDir':
+      ticker.classList.remove('dir-h', 'dir-vup', 'dir-vdown');
+      ticker.classList.add('dir-' + m.value);
+      break;
     case 'tickerFont': tickerTrack.style.fontFamily = m.value; break;
     case 'tickerSize': tickerTrack.style.fontSize = m.value + 'vh'; break;
     case 'tickerWeight': tickerTrack.style.fontWeight = m.on ? '800' : '400'; break;
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 6d4bc57..4d35eab 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -484,9 +484,38 @@ body.output { cursor: none; background: #000; }
   font-weight: 800;
   color: #fff;
   text-transform: uppercase;
-  animation: ticker-scroll var(--ticker-dur, 18s) linear infinite;
 }
 .tick-copy { display: inline-flex; padding: 0 2vw; }
+
+/* Horizontal scroll (default) */
+#ticker.dir-h #ticker-track {
+  animation: ticker-scroll var(--ticker-dur, 18s) linear infinite;
+}
+
+/* Vertical scroll: full-height column, the two copies stacked and scrolling */
+#ticker.dir-vup, #ticker.dir-vdown {
+  top: 0 !important;
+  bottom: 0 !important;
+  height: 100vh;
+  padding: 0;
+  background: none;
+  transform: none !important;
+}
+#ticker.dir-vup.show, #ticker.dir-vdown.show {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+#ticker.dir-vup #ticker-track, #ticker.dir-vdown #ticker-track {
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+#ticker.dir-vup .tick-copy, #ticker.dir-vdown .tick-copy { padding: 32vh 0; }
+#ticker.dir-vup #ticker-track { animation: ticker-scroll-vup var(--ticker-dur, 18s) linear infinite; }
+#ticker.dir-vdown #ticker-track { animation: ticker-scroll-vdown var(--ticker-dur, 18s) linear infinite; }
+@keyframes ticker-scroll-vup { from { transform: translateY(0); } to { transform: translateY(-50%); } }
+@keyframes ticker-scroll-vdown { from { transform: translateY(-50%); } to { transform: translateY(0); } }
 .tl {
   display: inline-block;
   white-space: pre;