Creating Custom Scrollbars with CSS
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HTML5 & CSS3
SCSS
JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Bootstrap
ShadCN UI
Styled Components
GSAP
Framer Motion
Vite
Shopify themes
i18next & RTL
Recharts
Chart.js
SaaS dashboards
Figma to UI
Dark / light mode
4+ years
Vistothemes
Freelance UI
NFT & crypto UI
eCommerce UI
WordPress CSS
Remote-ready
Muhammad Shahzaib
Pixel-perfect
Component architecture
Live demos
Default browser scrollbars rarely match a site's design system. This site's own scrollbar (check the edge of this page) is styled with exactly the approach below — a thin track and thumb that pick up the site's ink/accent colors in both light and dark mode.
WebKit browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari)
::-webkit-scrollbar, ::-webkit-scrollbar-track, and ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb give full control over width, color, and radius. These are non-standard pseudo-elements, but they cover the large majority of desktop traffic.
Firefox
Firefox uses the standardized scrollbar-width (auto | thin | none) and scrollbar-color (thumb + track, two color values) properties instead. There's no direct equivalent to the WebKit radius/padding control — Firefox keeps its native shape.
The usability rule
Never drop the scrollbar below ~8-10px or remove enough contrast that it disappears against the track — a scrollbar someone can't see or grab is a real accessibility regression, not a style win.
html::-webkit-scrollbar {
width: 10px;
}
html::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
background: var(--color-background);
}
html::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
background: #b4bac6;
border-radius: 20px;
}
/* Firefox */
html {
scrollbar-width: thin;
scrollbar-color: #b4bac6 var(--color-background);
}Keep it subtle. A scrollbar is a functional control first — the styling should confirm the site's design language, not compete for attention with it.
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SaaS dashboards
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Figma to UI
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Frontend Developer
React & Next.js
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SaaS dashboards
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your mockups
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