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The scrollbar-width property is used to set the width or thickness of an element’s scrollbar when shown. This property can be used on pages where the user interface requires the element to be displayed more prominently and shrinking the scrollbar width gives more space to the element.
This a currently an experimental property and some of the major browsers may not be supported.

Syntax: 

scrollbar-width: auto | thin | none | initial | inherit

Property Values:  

  • auto: It is used to set the scrollbar width to be automatically set by the browser. It is the default value.
  • thin: It is used to set the scrollbar width to a thinner variant of the default scrollbar.
  • none: It is used to completely hide the scrollbar, however, the content is still scrollable.
  • initial: It is used to set the scrollbar width to its default value.
  • inherit: It is used to inherit the scrollbar width from its parent.

Example:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CSS | scrollbar-width property</title>
    <style>
        .scrollbar-auto {
            scrollbar-width: auto;
            background-color: lightgreen;
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            overflow-y: scroll;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <b>CSS | scrollbar-width</b>
 
    <p>scrollbar-width: auto</p>
 
    <div class="scrollbar-auto">
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
        portal with a huge variety of well
        written and explained computer science
        and programming articles, quizzes and
        interview questions. The portal also
        has dedicated GATE preparation and
        competitive programming sections.
    </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:  

auto

Example:  

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CSS | scrollbar-width</title>
    <style>
        .scrollbar-thin {
            scrollbar-width: thin;
            background-color: lightgreen;
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            overflow-y: scroll;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <b>CSS | scrollbar-width</b>
 
    <p>scrollbar-width: thin</p>
 
    <div class="scrollbar-thin">
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
        portal with a huge variety of well
        written and explained computer science
        and programming articles, quizzes and
        interview questions. The portal also
        has dedicated GATE preparation and
        competitive programming sections.
    </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:  

thin

Example: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CSS | scrollbar-width</title>
    <style>
        .scrollbar-none {
            scrollbar-width: none;
            background-color: lightgreen;
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            overflow-y: scroll;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <b>CSS | scrollbar-width</b>
 
    <p>scrollbar-width: none</p>
 
    <div class="scrollbar-none">
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
        portal with a huge variety of well
        written and explained computer science
        and programming articles, quizzes and
        interview questions. The portal also
        has dedicated GATE preparation and
        competitive programming sections.
    </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:  

none

Example:  

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CSS | scrollbar-width</title>
    <style>
        .scrollbar-initial {
            scrollbar-width: initial;
            background-color: lightgreen;
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            overflow-y: scroll;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <b>CSS | scrollbar-width</b>
 
    <p>scrollbar-width: initial</p>
 
    <div class="scrollbar-initial">
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
        portal with a huge variety of well
        written and explained computer science
        and programming articles, quizzes and
        interview questions. The portal also
        has dedicated GATE preparation and
        competitive programming sections.
    </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:  

initial

Example:  

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CSS | scrollbar-width</title>
    <style>
        .scrollbar-thin {
            scrollbar-width: thin;
            background-color: lightgreen;
            height: 150px;
            width: 200px;
            overflow-y: scroll;
            margin: 10px;
        }
 
        .scrollbar-inherit {
            scrollbar-width: inherit;
            background-color: green;
            height: 50px;
            width: 150px;
            overflow-y: scroll;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1 style="color: green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <b>CSS | scrollbar-width</b>
 
    <p>scrollbar-width: inherit</p>
 
    <div class="scrollbar-thin">
        <div class="scrollbar-inherit">
            This text is inside a parent element.
            This div has an inherited scrollbar.
        </div>
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science
        portal with a huge variety of well
        written and explained computer science
        and programming articles, quizzes and
        interview questions. The portal also
        has dedicated GATE preparation and
        competitive programming sections.
    </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:  

inherit

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by the scrollbar-width property are listed below: 

  • Firefox 64 


Last Updated : 08 Jun, 2023
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