overscroll-behavior-inline

A logical property that controls what happens when you reach the end of a scroll area in the inline (horizontal) direction. It prevents 'scroll chaining' to the parent container.

Quick example

.horizontal-gallery {
  /* Stops the whole page from scrolling sideways when the gallery ends */
  overscroll-behavior-inline: contain;
}

Quick facts

Initial value
auto
Inherited
No
Applies to
non-replaced block and inline-block elements
Animation type
discrete

Values

containnoneauto

overscroll-behavior-inline Browser Support

Widely available Since 2022 94% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2022.

Safe to use without fallbacks.

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