CSS overscroll-behavior-x Property

❮ Previous Complete CSS Reference Next ❯

Example

Turn off scroll chaining for a scrollable <div> element in the x-direction:

#yellowDiv {
overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
}

Definition and Usage

The overscroll-behavior-x property is used to turn off scroll chaining or overscroll affordance on an element when you try to scroll past the scroll boundary in the x-direction.

Note: To scroll sideways in the x-direction to trigger overscroll-behavior, you might need to use swipe-gesture on a touchpad or a touchscreen.

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.

Default value:	auto
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no. Read about animatable
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.overscrollBehaviorX="none" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
overscroll-behavior-x	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-x: 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

CSS overscroll-behavior property: CSS Overscroll-behavior property

CSS overscroll-behavior-block property: CSS Overscroll-behavior-block property