How to Always Show Scrollbars

Learn how to always show scrollbars using CSS.

How to Force/Always Show Scrollbars

Add overflow: scroll;, to show both horizontal and vertical scrollbars at the same time:

Example

body {
  overflow: scroll; /* Show scrollbars */
}

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To show only the vertical scrollbar or only the horizontal scrollbar, please use overflow-y or overflow-x:

Example

body {
  overflow-y: scroll; /* Show vertical scrollbar */
  overflow-x: scroll; /* Show horizontal scrollbar */
}

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Related Page

Tutorial:CSS Overflow

Reference Manual:CSS overflow Property