CSS - scroll-padding-block

CSS scroll-padding-block is a shorthand property specifies the scroll padding of an element in the block dimension.

Possible Values

  • <length-percentage> − A valid length or percentage value, defining an inwards offset from the corresponding edge of the scrollport.

    <auto> − An inwards offset from the corresponding edge of the scrollport determined by the user agent.

Applies to

All the scroll container's scrollport.

Syntax

scroll-padding-block = [ auto | <length-percentage> ]{1,2}

CSS scroll-padding-block - length Value

The following example demonstrates how to use the scroll-padding-block property to set the padding of the scroll padding of the div element in the block dimension, using a length value (30px).

<html>
<head>
<style>
  #container {
      width: 50%;
      aspect-ratio: 3/1;
      padding: 40px 0;
      border: solid black 2px;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      overflow-y: scroll;
      scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
      scroll-padding-block: 30px;
  }

  .boxA {
      background-color: rgb(234, 234, 128);
      width: 85%;
      aspect-ratio: 3/1;
  }

  .boxB {
      background-color: lightgreen;
      width: 70%;
      aspect-ratio: 4/1;
  }

  .boxA, .boxB {
      margin: 2px;
      scroll-snap-align: start none;
  }
</style>
</head>
<body>
   <h3>CSS scroll-padding-block property.</h3>
   <p>Scroll-padding-block property sets the scroll padding of an element in the block dimension.</p>

   <div id="container">
      <div class="boxA"></div>
      <div class="boxB"></div>
      <div class="boxA"></div>
      <div class="boxB"></div>
      <div class="boxA"></div>
   </div>
</body>
</html>

CSS scroll-padding-block - percentage Value

The following example demonstrates how to use the scroll-padding-block property to set the padding of the scroll padding of the div element in the block dimension, using a percentage value (60%).

<html>
<head>
<style>
  #container {
      width: 50%;
      aspect-ratio: 3/1;
      padding: 40px 0;
      border: solid black 2px;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      overflow-y: scroll;
      scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
      scroll-padding-block: 60%;
  }

  .boxA {
      background-color: rgb(234, 234, 128);
      width: 85%;
      aspect-ratio: 3/1;
  }

  .boxB {
      background-color: lightgreen;
      width: 70%;
      aspect-ratio: 4/1;
  }

  .boxA, .boxB {
      margin: 2px;
      scroll-snap-align: start none;
  }
</style>
</head>
<body>
   <h3>CSS scroll-padding-block property.</h3>
   <p>Scroll-padding-block property sets the scroll padding of an element in the block dimension. Here the value is a percentage value (60%).</p>

   <div id="container">
      <div class="boxA"></div>
      <div class="boxB"></div>
      <div class="boxA"></div>
      <div class="boxB"></div>
      <div class="boxA"></div>
   </div>
</body>
</html>

CSS scroll-padding-block - auto Value

The following example demonstrates how to use the scroll-padding-block property to set the padding of the scroll padding of the div element in the block dimension, using the keyword value (auto).

<html>
<head>
<style>
  #container {
      width: 50%;
      aspect-ratio: 3/1;
      padding: 40px 0;
      border: solid black 2px;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      overflow-y: scroll;
      scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
      scroll-padding-block: auto;
  }

  .boxA {
      background-color: rgb(234, 234, 128);
      width: 85%;
      aspect-ratio: 3/1;
  }

  .boxB {
      background-color: lightgreen;
      width: 70%;
      aspect-ratio: 4/1;
  }

  .boxA, .boxB {
      margin: 2px;
      scroll-snap-align: start none;
  }
</style>
</head>
<body>
   <h3>CSS scroll-padding-block property.</h3>
   <p>Scroll-padding-block property sets the scroll padding of an element in the block dimension. Here the value given is auto.</p>

   <div id="container">
      <div class="boxA"></div>
      <div class="boxB"></div>
      <div class="boxA"></div>
      <div class="boxB"></div>
      <div class="boxA"></div>
   </div>
</body>
</html>

CSS scroll-padding-block - Related Properties

Following is the list of CSS properties that are associated with scroll-padding-block property:

Property Description
scroll-padding-block-start Sets the offsets for the start edge in the block dimension of the scrollport.
scroll-padding-block-end Sets the offsets for the end edge in the block dimension of the scrollport.
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