CSS - scroll-padding-left

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CSS scroll-padding-left property specifies the amount of space between the left edge of the scroll container and the scroll snap area of an element.

Possible Values

  • <length> − A length value is a numeric value, such as px, em, percentage.

Applies to

All the HTML elements.

DOM Syntax

object.style.scrollPaddingLeft = "length";

CSS Scroll Padding Left - Zero Value

The following example demonstrates how to use scroll-padding-left: 0 property to make sure that there is no padding at the bottom of the container −

<html>
<head>
<style>
   .scroll-container {
      width: 350px;
      height: 200px;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      overflow-y: scroll;
      scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
      scroll-padding-left: 0;
   }
   .scrolling-section1,
   .scrolling-section2,
   .scrolling-section3 {
      width: 350px;
      height: 200px;
      scroll-snap-align: start;
   }
   .scrolling-section1 {
      background-color: rgb(220, 235, 153);
   }
   .scrolling-section2 {
      background-color: rgb(230, 173, 218);
   }
   .scrolling-section3 {
      background-color: rgb(119, 224, 210);
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
   <h3>Scroll the content using the scrollbar arrows to see the effect.</h3>
   <div class="scroll-container">
      <div class="scrolling-section1">scroll-padding-left: 0</div>
      <div class="scrolling-section2">scroll-padding-left: 0</div>
      <div class="scrolling-section3">scroll-padding-left: 0</div>
   </div>
</body>
</html>

CSS Scroll Padding Left - Length Value

The following example demonstrates how to use scroll-padding-left property adds a padding at the left side of the scrollable container −

<html>
<head>
<style>
   .scroll-container {
      display: flex;
      width: 350px;
      height: 200px;
      overflow-x: scroll;
      overflow-y: hidden;
      scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
      scroll-padding-left: 25px;
   }
   .scrolling-section1,
   .scrolling-section2,
   .scrolling-section3 {
      flex: 0 0 auto;
      width: 350px;
      height: 200px;
      scroll-snap-align: start;
   }
   .scrolling-section1 {
      background-color: rgb(220, 235, 153);
   }
   .scrolling-section2 {
      background-color: rgb(230, 173, 218);
   }
   .scrolling-section3 {
      background-color: rgb(119, 224, 210);
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
   <h3>Scroll the content reversely using the scrollbar arrows to see the effect.</h3>
   <div class="scroll-container">
      <div class="scrolling-section1">scroll-padding-left: 25px</div>
      <div class="scrolling-section2">scroll-padding-left: 25px</div>
      <div class="scrolling-section3">scroll-padding-left: 25px</div>
   </div>
</body>
</html>
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