UI template: Scratch banner

Preview
An interactive format that offers the user to scratch the banner’s front layer and see another banner or a video behind.
Inventory Compatibility:
Local inventory (direct publisher zones) only.
Supported Platforms
Desktop |
Tablet |
Phone |
Windows |
Mac |
iOS |
Android |
iOS |
Android |
Chrome, Firefox, IE 10+ |
Safari 10.1+, Chrome, Firefox |
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Asset Requirements
Ad Unit Size
- Standard dimensions, WxH, px: 300х250, 240х350, 240х400, 180х150, 320х280, 728х90, 970х90, 970х200, 650х250, 240×500, 300х600, 160х600.
Files sizes for banner’s front and back layers should correspond a specified ad unit size.
Cursor Size
The size of an area that is scratched by a single cursor touch.
Show Back Layer At, %
The percentage of the scratched field upon which the front layer disappears and a banner shows.
Cursor Image (optional)
The image is a source of a scratch area contour. Image color is not considered, only a form and transparency.
Front Layer
An image that is displayed over a banner. The image should be scratched for a banner (back layer) to show.
Back Layer
A banner that shows after the user has scratched the front layer.
IMAGE
- File types: .png, .jpg, .gif
- File size: max 300 KB
VIDEO
- File type: .mp4
- Max. duration: 30 sec
- File size: max 2 MB
A video can be uploaded from the user’s device or a link to an .mp4 file.
Loop:
- Yes — a video plays again after playback
- No — a video stops after playback
Audio
- Initiated by the user (off by default).
Player Position Settings
- Auto:
- Vertical Position:
- Horizontal Position:
- Manually:
- Top — a player’s indentation value from the top banner border, in px or %
- Left — a player’s indentation value from the left banner border, in px or %
Event Tracking
- View
- Confirmed view
- Click
- Play
- Pause
- Resume
- Sound on
- Sound off
- Progress (firstQuartile, midpoint, thirdQuartile, complete)
Chrome
will limit the resources a display ad can use before the user interacts with the ad by removing heavy creatives from the page. An ad is considered heavy
if the user has not interacted with it (for example, has not tapped or clicked it) and it meets any of the following criteria:
– Uses the main thread for
more than 60 seconds in total
– Uses the main thread for
more than 15 seconds in any 30-second window
– Uses
more than 4 megabytes of network bandwidth
For any questions regarding ad manuals please contact the support manager of your account.
Updated on October 02, 2025