How to Create: Smooth Scrolling

Learn how to use CSS to create smooth scrolling effects.

Smooth Scrolling

Smooth Scrolling

Add scroll-behavior: smooth You can enable smooth scrolling for the entire page:

Note:You can also add it to a specific element/scroll container.

Example

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

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Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that fully supports the scroll-behavior property.

cross-browser solutions

for browsers that do not support cross-browser solutions for browsers that do not support jQuery）to create a solution that works across all browsers:

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$("document").ready(function(){
  // Add smooth scrolling to all links
  $("a").on('click', function(event) {
    // Ensure that this.hash has a value before overriding the default behavior
    if (this.hash !== "") {
      // Prevent the default anchor click behavior
      event.preventDefault();
      // Store the hash value
      var hash = this.hash;
      // Add smooth page scrolling using jQuery's animate() method
      // Optional number (800) specifies the milliseconds needed to scroll to the specified area
      $('html, body').animate({
        scrollTop: $(hash).offset().top
      }, 800, function(){
        // After the scrolling is completed, add the hash (#) to the URL (default click behavior)
        window.location.hash = hash;
      );
    } // End if
  );
);
</script>

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Related Pages

Reference Manual:CSS scroll-behavior Property