CSS overscroll-behavior Property
Example
Turn off scroll chaining for a scrollable <div> element:
#yellowDiv {
overscroll-behavior: contain;
}
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Definition and Usage
The overscroll-behavior property is used to turn off scroll chaining or overscroll affordance on an element when you try to scroll past the scroll boundary.
Scroll chaining is when overscrolling on an element leads to scroll behavior on the parent element. This is default behavior.
Overscroll affordance is a feedback to the user when trying to scroll beyond the scroll boundary. For example, a visual feedback together with a page refresh normally happens on mobile devices when tying to scroll beyond the top of a page.
The overscroll-behavior property is a shorthand for the following properties:
Values for the overscroll-behavior property can be set in different ways:
If the overscroll-behavior property has two values:
- overscroll-behavior: none contain;
- x-direction: there is no overscroll-behavior
- y-direction: there is no scroll chaining, but overscroll affordance is allowed
If the overscroll-behavior property has one value:
- overscroll-behavior: contain;
- there is no scroll chaining in x- or y-direction, but overscroll affordance is allowed
| Default value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.overscrollBehavior="none" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overscroll-behavior | 63.0 | 18.0 * | 59.0 | 16.0 | 50.0 |
* In Microsoft Edge, the property value 'none' is treated like 'contain', and this is not correct.
CSS Syntax
overscroll-behavior: auto|contain|none|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | Allows scroll chaining and overscroll affordance behavior. This is default |
| contain | Allows overscroll affordance behavior, but not scroll chaining. |
| none | Does not allow overscroll affordance or scroll chaining behavior. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Two-value syntax
With the overscroll-behavior property value set to 'auto none', scroll chaining and overscroll affordance is allowed in the x-direction, but not in the y-direction:
#pinkDiv {
overcroll-behavior: auto none;
}
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Related Pages
CSS overscroll-behavior-x property: CSS Overscroll-behavior-x property
CSS overscroll-behavior-y property: CSS Overscroll-behavior-y property
CSS scroll-behavior property: CSS Scroll-behavior property
CSS scroll-margin property: CSS Scroll-margin property
CSS scroll-padding property: CSS Scroll-padding property
CSS scroll-snap-align property: CSS Scroll-snap-align property
