scroll-padding-top

The scroll-padding-top property defines offsets for the top of the optimal viewing region of the scrollport: the region used as the target region for placing things in view of the user. This allows the author to exclude regions of the scrollport that are obscured by other content (such as fixed-positioned toolbars or sidebars) or to put more breathing room between a targeted element and the edges of the scrollport.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
scroll-padding-top: auto;

/* <length> values */
scroll-padding-top: 10px;
scroll-padding-top: 1em;
scroll-padding-top: 10%;

/* Global values */
scroll-padding-top: inherit;
scroll-padding-top: initial;
scroll-padding-top: revert;
scroll-padding-top: unset;

Values

<length-percentage>

An inwards offset from the top edge of the scrollport, as a valid length or a percentage.

auto

The offset is determined by the user agent. This will generally be 0px, but a user agent is able to detect and do something else if a non-zero value is more appropriate.

Formal definition

Initial value auto
Applies to scroll containers
Inherited no
Percentages relative to the scroll container's scrollport
Computed value as specified
Animation type by computed value type

Formal syntax

auto | <length-percentage>

where
<length-percentage> = <length> | <percentage>

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
scroll-padding-top
69
79
68
No
56
14.1
11-14.1
Scroll padding is not applied for scrolls to fragment target or scrollIntoView(), see bug 179379.
69
69
68
48
14.5
11-14.5
Scroll padding is not applied for scrolls to fragment target or scrollIntoView(), see bug 179379.
10.0

See also

© 2005–2021 MDN contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/scroll-padding-top