`overflow-anchor` CSS property

Baseline 2026

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Since September 2026, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

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The overflow-anchor CSS property provides a way to opt out of the browser's scroll anchoring behavior, which adjusts scroll position to minimize content shifts.

Scroll anchoring behavior is enabled by default in any browser that supports it. Therefore, changing the value of this property is typically only required if you are experiencing problems with scroll anchoring in a document or part of a document and need to turn the behavior off.

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overflow-anchor: auto;

overflow-anchor: none;

<section class="default-example" id="default-example">
  <div class="whole-content-wrapper">
    <button id="playback" type="button">Start lottery</button>
    <p>Magic numbers for today are:</p>
    <div id="example-element"></div>
  </div>
</section>

.whole-content-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

#example-element {
  height: 100%;
  border: 2px dashed dodgerblue;
  padding: 0.75em;
  text-align: left;
  overflow: scroll;
}

#playback {
  font-size: 1em;
  width: 10em;
  height: 4em;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin: 1em auto;
  background-color: aliceblue;
  border: solid 2px dodgerblue;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

#playback:hover {
  border-color: lightseagreen;
}

#playback:active {
  filter: brightness(0.9);
}

const example = document.getElementById("example-element");
const button = document.getElementById("playback");
let intervalId;

function setInitialState() {
  example.innerHTML = "";
  Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => i).forEach(addContent);
  example.scrollTop = example.scrollHeight;
}

function addContent() {
  console.log("adding content");
  const magicNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000);
  example.insertAdjacentHTML(
    "afterbegin",
    `<div class="new-content-container">New Magic Number: ${magicNumber}</div>`,
  );
}

button.addEventListener("click", () => {
  if (example.classList.contains("running")) {
    example.classList.remove("running");
    button.textContent = "Start lottery";
    clearInterval(intervalId);
  } else {
    example.classList.add("running");
    button.textContent = "Stop lottery";
    setInitialState();
    intervalId = setInterval(addContent, 1000);
  }
});

Syntax

css

/* Keyword values */
overflow-anchor: auto;
overflow-anchor: none;

/* Global values */
overflow-anchor: inherit;
overflow-anchor: initial;
overflow-anchor: revert;
overflow-anchor: revert-layer;
overflow-anchor: unset;