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Like, basically PERFECT scrollbars
/**
* Like, basically PERFECT scrollbars
*/
/*
It's pure CSS.
Since a quick google search will confirm people going crazy about Mac OS Lion scrollbars...
this has no fade-out effect.
In Mac OS Lion, the lowest common denominator is always showing scrollbars by a setting.
So, this fits that lowest common denominator.
Facebook, lifehacker, and Google have all basically taken this approach. Of course Google uses incredibly ugly square scrollbars, but so be it.
Also, in regards to the fade in/out effect, this may just be one reason why soo many people outraged (and still hide) the ticker.
Ending note: I recommend this for non-lion users. As a lion user, I prefer my fading out scrollbars. If you sniff a UA of mac os lion, don't add this css.
*/
/* Turn on custom 8px wide scrollbar */
::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 8px; /* 1px wider than Lion. */
/* This is more usable for users trying to click it. */
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
/* hover effect for both scrollbar area, and scrollbar 'thumb' */
::-webkit-scrollbar:hover {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
}
/* The scrollbar 'thumb' ...that marque oval shape in a scrollbar */
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical {
/* This is the EXACT color of Mac OS scrollbars.
Yes, I pulled out digital color meter */
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical:active {
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.61); /* Some darker color when you click it */
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
background: linear-gradient(45deg, white, silver);
min-height: 100%;
/**
* Like, basically PERFECT scrollbars
*/
/*
It's pure CSS.
Since a quick google search will confirm people going crazy about Mac OS Lion scrollbars...
this has no fade-out effect.
In Mac OS Lion, the lowest common denominator is always showing scrollbars by a setting.
So, this fits that lowest common denominator.
Facebook, lifehacker, and Google have all basically taken this approach. Of course Google uses incredibly ugly square scrollbars, but so be it.
Also, in regards to the fade in/out effect, this may just be one reason why soo many people outraged (and still hide) the ticker.
Ending note: I recommend this for non-lion users. As a lion user, I prefer my fading out scrollbars. If you sniff a UA of mac os lion, don't add this css.
*/
/* Turn on custom 8px wide scrollbar */
::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 8px; /* 1px wider than Lion. */
/* This is more usable for users trying to click it. */
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
/* hover effect for both scrollbar area, and scrollbar 'thumb' */
::-webkit-scrollbar:hover {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
}
/* The scrollbar 'thumb' ...that marque oval shape in a scrollbar */
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical {
/* This is the EXACT color of Mac OS scrollbars.
Yes, I pulled out digital color meter */
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical:active {
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.61); /* Some darker color when you click it */
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
/*
After doing my first post here on Dabblet, I dug into their custom
scrollbar css.
here that is, I starred the box-shadow css for the nice pop.
section.page:not(.focus):not(:hover)::-webkit-scrollbar {
display: none;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track,::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
border: 5px solid transparent;
border-radius: 999px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
** box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.2) inset; **
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
background: url(/img/noise.png);
background-clip: content-box;
** box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px hsla(24, 20%, 50%,.4) inset; **
min-height: 20px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
background: transparent;
}
*/
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@liyanchang
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This worked really well. Only modification I made was to add a bit of padding. Thanks.

::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 10px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical {
background-clip: padding-box;
border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
min-height: 30px;
}

http://jsfiddle.net/T79v7/

@bogdy29
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bogdy29 commented May 9, 2014

perfect scrollbar ? is useless, webkit works only in chrome.

this is not working in Firefox for example.

@thesifter
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FWIW it does work in FF , and it's not useless, thanks for the effort.

@jgolfetto
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Very nice scrollbars. Thanks for it. Cheers!

@thiagosjk
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I changed a bit your code and now it works on vertical and horizontal scroll:

::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 8px; /* 1px wider than Lion. /
height: 8px; /
1px wider than Lion. /
/
This is more usable for users trying to click it. /
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
/
hover effect for both scrollbar area, and scrollbar 'thumb' */
::-webkit-scrollbar:hover {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
}

/* The scrollbar 'thumb' ...that marque oval shape in a scrollbar /
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
/
This is the EXACT color of Mac OS scrollbars.
Yes, I pulled out digital color meter /
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:active {
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.61); /
Some darker color when you click it */
-webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}

@nirpeled
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nirpeled commented Apr 5, 2016

Awesome!! Any way to achieve the same effect for other browsers as well?

@AlekzZz
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AlekzZz commented Dec 18, 2016

Thank you for this! Looks great in my Electron app 👍

@amandaluu
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Great scrollbars - thanks!

@ibufu
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ibufu commented May 27, 2017

nice

@linhuiw
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linhuiw commented Oct 30, 2017

Also can update this,
support vertical scrollbar min-height & horizontal scrollbar min-width.

::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
    -webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar:hover {
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    -webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:active {
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.61); / Some darker color when you click it */
    -webkit-border-radius: 100px;
}

/* add vertical min-height & horizontal min-width */
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical {
  min-height: 10px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:horizontal {
  min-width: 10px;
}

@umimehar
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Not working at firefox.....

@kabrice
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kabrice commented Mar 10, 2018

Any way to make it work also on Firefox, IE and others browsers ?

@Hu5ker
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Hu5ker commented Mar 13, 2018

@kabrice
Firefox never have the support. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77790
As far I know, until 5.5 IE this worked fine, but they dropped the function. Maybe im wrong on this one.
It should work on webkit based web browsers.

The only solution to all browsers is to use a javascript plugin or something that can replace the scrollbar with a custom one.

@clucle
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clucle commented May 6, 2018

Thanks!!

@devinrhode2
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I've literally never seen any of these comments... You know gist in the old days... 👀

@coeneivan
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Love it! Thanks

@gijun19
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gijun19 commented Jun 15, 2021

@bogdy29

how about you not be rude when trying out someone's free piece of code?

@iTzUltraX
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hi! protip: that oval shape is callled a pill not really a well known fact!

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