scroll-padding

Examples

Basic example

Use the scroll-pt-<number>, scroll-pr-<number>, scroll-pb-<number>, and scroll-pl-<number> utilities like scroll-pl-4 and scroll-pt-6 to set the scroll offset of an element within a snap container:

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<div class="snap-x scroll-pl-6 ...">
  <div class="snap-start ...">
    <img src="/img/vacation-01.jpg" />
  </div>
  <div class="snap-start ...">
    <img src="/img/vacation-02.jpg" />
  </div>
  <div class="snap-start ...">
    <img src="/img/vacation-03.jpg" />
  </div>
  <div class="snap-start ...">
    <img src="/img/vacation-04.jpg" />
  </div>
  <div class="snap-start ...">
    <img src="/img/vacation-05.jpg" />
  </div>
</div>

Using logical properties

Use the scroll-ps-<number> and scroll-pe-<number> utilities to set the scroll-padding-inline-start and scroll-padding-inline-end logical properties, which map to either the left or right side based on the text direction:

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Left-to-right

Right-to-left

<div dir="ltr">
  <div class="snap-x scroll-ps-6 ...">
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
</div>
<div dir="rtl">
  <div class="snap-x scroll-ps-6 ...">
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
</div>

Using negative values

To use a negative scroll padding value, prefix the class name with a dash to convert it to a negative value:

<div class="-scroll-ps-6 snap-x ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Using a custom value

Use utilities like scroll-pl-[<value>] and scroll-pe-[<value>] to set the scroll padding based on a completely custom value:

<div class="scroll-pl-[24rem] ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the scroll-pl-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="scroll-pl-(--my-scroll-padding) ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

This is just a shorthand for scroll-pl-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a scroll-padding utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="scroll-p-8 md:scroll-p-0 ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

Customizing your theme

The scroll-p-<number>,scroll-px-<number>,scroll-py-<number>,scroll-ps-<number>,scroll-pe-<number>,scroll-pt-<number>,scroll-pr-<number>,scroll-pb-<number>, and scroll-pl-<number> utilities are driven by the --spacing theme variable, which can be customized in your own theme:

@theme {
  --spacing: 1px; 
}

Learn more about customizing the spacing scale in the theme variable documentation.