scroll bars

Window navigation strips

Scroll bars are the narrow strips along the edges of a window or frame that let you navigate content too large to display at once.

Clicking or dragging the bar moves the view up, down, or sideways.

A small slider within the bar indicates your position in the document and how much content remains: The scroll bar showed she was only halfway through the article.

GUI

slider

Adjustable interface element

widget · overflow · viewport · container · pane · window · frame · resize · minimize · maximize

interaction

drag

Resistance through fluid

pan · glide · wheel · scrollwheel · thumbwheel · trackpad · touchpad · mouse · gesture · hover

design

thin

Small in diameter

custom · styled · transparent · rounded · minimal · chunky · native · themed · dark mode · light mode

Opposites
navigation mechanism type

scroll barszoom controls

Tools adjusting display scale

content visibility approach

scroll barspagination

Sequential numbering of sheets

infinite scroll

Family

scroll, bar, scrolls, scrolled, scrolling, bars, barred, barring

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G