overscroll-behavior

A shorthand for setting how the browser handles reaching the boundary of a scroll area in both directions. It helps stop annoying 'scroll chaining'.

Quick example

.scroll-box {
  /* Stops all scroll chaining in both horizontal and vertical directions */
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

Quick facts

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

Values

containnoneauto

overscroll-behavior Browser Support

Limited availability95% global usage

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Not ready for production without a fallback.

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