An object of the present invention is to provide a transverse looper in which fluctuations in tension of a metal strip are suppressed. A transverse looper (6) in a continuous processing line for metal strips (2), which has: fixed rollers (7); a looper (17), which has coils for winding the metal strip together with the fixed rollers Roller (8), and the looper moves in order to change the distance between the fixed roller and the winding roller in the conveying direction of the metal strip, thereby changing the position of the metal strip in the transverse looper. the accumulation volume; and the main support roller car (26), which has backup rollers (9) supporting the metal strip erected between the fixed roller and the winding roller, and moves in the same direction as the looper car, The looper car and the main support roller car have independent looper winches (20), exit side winches (27), and entrance side winches (28), respectively, and can move independently.