Newly availableUseful when scrollbar-color adds a clear capability without requiring fragile workarounds.

Overview

The scrollbar-color CSS property sets the color of the scrollbar track and thumb.

Browser support

Feature Desktop Mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari
Chrome Android
Safari iOS
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64
26.2
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26.2
auto
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1+Supported (version) Not supported Has note Sub-feature descriptions sourced from MDN Web Docs (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Syntax

CSS
/* Specify scrollbar and track colors */
.dark-theme {
  scrollbar-color: #6b7280 #1f2937;
}

/* "auto" uses the browser default */
.default-scroll {
  scrollbar-color: auto;
}

Live demo

Dark theme

scrollbar-color darktheme demo.

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Brand color

scrollbar-color Brandcol- demo.

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Auto(default)

scrollbar-color Auto(default) demo.

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Use cases

  • Browser-native behavior

    Use scrollbar-color to rely on the platform for behavior that would otherwise require extra code or CSS complexity.

  • Progressive enhancement

    Enhance the experience where support exists while keeping a solid baseline elsewhere.

Cautions

  • Check browser support and actual product need before adding a new platform feature widely.
  • Keep feature usage understandable so future contributors know why it was chosen.

Accessibility

  • New platform features should still preserve readable defaults and robust interaction patterns.
  • Verify that enhancement paths do not leave unsupported environments with a broken experience.

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