CSS Scrollbars

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

CSS Scrollbars standardizes the obsolete scrollbar color properties introduced in 2000 by Windows IE 5.5.

Basic Example

In this example we have chosen to use a thin scrollbar, with a green track and purple thumb.

.scroller {
  width: 300px;
  height: 100px;
  overflow-y: scroll;
  scrollbar-color: rebeccapurple green;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}

HTML

<div class="scroller">
Veggies es bonus vobis, proinde vos postulo essum magis kohlrabi
welsh onion daikon amaranth tatsoi tomatillo melon azuki bean garlic.
Gumbo beet greens corn soko endive gumbo gourd. Parsley shallot courgette
tatsoi pea sprouts fava bean collard greens dandelion okra wakame tomato.
Dandelion cucumber earthnut pea peanut soko zucchini.
</div>

Result

Reference

CSS Properties

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Scrollbars Level 1 Working Draft Initial definition.

Accessibility concerns

When you customize scrollbars, consider they have enough contrast and that their hit area is large enough for people who use touch input.

Browser compatibility

scrollbar-width

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
scrollbar-widthChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 64
Full support 64
Full support 63
Disabled
Disabled From version 63: this feature is behind the layout.css.scrollbar-width.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 64
Full support 64
Full support 63
Disabled
Disabled From version 63: this feature is behind the layout.css.scrollbar-width.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
User must explicitly enable this feature.
User must explicitly enable this feature.

scrollbar-color

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
scrollbar-colorChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 64
Notes
Full support 64
Notes
Notes On macOS, you need to set the General > Show scroll bars setting in System Preferences to "Always" for this property to have any effect.
Full support 63
Disabled
Disabled From version 63: this feature is behind the layout.css.scrollbar-color.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support 64
Full support 64
Full support 63
Disabled
Disabled From version 63: this feature is behind the layout.css.scrollbar-color.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
See implementation notes.
See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.
User must explicitly enable this feature.

See also