scroll-behavior

The scroll-behavior CSS property specifies the scrolling behavior for a scrolling box, when scrolling happens due to navigation or CSSOM scrolling APIs. Any other scrolls, e.g. those that are performed by the user, are not affected by this property. When this property is specified on the root element, it applies to the viewport instead.

User agents may ignore this property.

/* Keyword values */
scroll-behavior: auto;
scroll-behavior: smooth;
/* Global values */
scroll-behavior: inherit;
scroll-behavior: initial;
scroll-behavior: unset;

Initial valueauto
Applies toscrolling boxes
Inheritedno
Mediavisual
Computed valueas specified
Animation typediscrete
Canonical orderthe unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Values

auto
The scrolling box scrolls instantly.
smooth
The scrolling box scrolls in a smooth fashion using a user-agent-defined timing function over a user-agent-defined period of time. User agents should follow platform conventions, if any.

Formal syntax

auto | smooth

Example

HTML

<nav>
  <a href="#page-1">1</a>
  <a href="#page-2">2</a>
  <a href="#page-3">3</a>
</nav>
<scroll-container>
  <scroll-page id="page-1">1</scroll-page>
  <scroll-page id="page-2">2</scroll-page>
  <scroll-page id="page-3">3</scroll-page>
</scroll-container>

CSS

a {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 50px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
nav, scroll-container {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}
nav {
  width: 339px;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid black;
}
scroll-container {
  display: block;
  width: 350px;
  height: 200px;
  overflow-y: scroll;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
scroll-page {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
  font-size: 5em;
}

Output

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module
The definition of 'scroll-behavior' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial specification

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes)[1] 36 (36) No support (Yes)[1] No support
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support No support 36 (36) No support No support No support

[1] Supported in Chrome and Opera by enabling the "Smooth Scrolling" or "Enable experimental web platform features" flag.

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