ScrollShadow
Apply visual shadows to indicate scrollable content overflow with automatic detection of scroll position.
Import
import { ScrollShadow } from "@heroui/react";Usage
Orientation
Hide Scroll Bar
Custom Shadow Size
Visibility Change
With Card
Styling
Passing Tailwind CSS classes
import {ScrollShadow, Card} from "@heroui/react";
function CustomScrollShadow() {
return (
<Card className="w-full p-0 sm:max-w-md">
<ScrollShadow className="max-h-[300px] p-6 bg-gradient-to-b from-purple-50 to-pink-50">
<div className="space-y-4">
{Array.from({length: 10}).map((_, idx) => (
<p key={idx}>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam pulvinar risus non
risus hendrerit venenatis.
</p>
))}
</div>
</ScrollShadow>
</Card>
);
}Customizing the component classes
To customize the ScrollShadow component classes, you can use the @layer components directive.
Learn more.
@layer components {
.scroll-shadow {
@apply rounded-xl border border-default-200;
}
.scroll-shadow--vertical {
@apply pr-2; /* Add padding for custom scrollbar styling */
}
.scroll-shadow--horizontal {
@apply pb-2;
}
}HeroUI follows the BEM methodology to ensure component variants and states are reusable and easy to customize.
CSS Classes
The ScrollShadow component uses these CSS classes (View source styles):
Base Classes
.scroll-shadow- Root container element
Orientation Variants
.scroll-shadow--vertical- Vertical scrolling (default).scroll-shadow--horizontal- Horizontal scrolling
State Modifiers
.scroll-shadow--hide-scrollbar- Hides native scrollbar
CSS Variables
The ScrollShadow component uses CSS variables to size the fade mask and reserve space for visible native scrollbars:
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--scroll-shadow-size | 40px | Controls the fade gradient size. This is set from the size prop. |
--scroll-shadow-scrollbar-size | 10px (0px when hideScrollBar) | Reserves a solid mask gutter for the native scrollbar so the fade does not cover it. Override for wider scrollbars. |
Data Attributes
The component uses data attributes to control shadow visibility:
- Scroll States:
[data-top-scroll],[data-bottom-scroll],[data-left-scroll],[data-right-scroll]- Applied when content can be scrolled in that direction - Combined States:
[data-top-bottom-scroll],[data-left-right-scroll]- Applied when content can be scrolled in both directions - Orientation:
[data-orientation="vertical"]or[data-orientation="horizontal"]- Indicates scroll direction - Size:
[data-scroll-shadow-size]- Contains the shadow gradient size value
API Reference
ScrollShadow
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
orientation | "vertical" | "horizontal" | "vertical" | The scroll direction |
variant | "fade" | "fade" | The visual shadow effect style |
size | number | 40 | The shadow gradient size in pixels |
offset | number | 0 | The scroll offset before showing shadows (in pixels) |
hideScrollBar | boolean | false | Whether to hide the native scrollbar |
isEnabled | boolean | true | Whether scroll shadow detection is enabled |
visibility | "auto" | "both" | "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right" | "none" | "auto" | Controlled shadow visibility state |
onVisibilityChange | (visibility: ScrollShadowVisibility) => void | - | Callback invoked when shadow visibility changes |
className | string | - | Additional CSS classes to apply to the root element |
children | ReactNode | - | The scrollable content |




