scrolled

Navigated a webpage

Scrolled is the past tense of scroll, meaning to move text or images across a screen by swiping or using controls: I scrolled through my feed for an hour.

It can also mean decorated with scroll-like spiral patterns: scrolled ironwork on the gate.

The digital sense now dominates everyday usage.

ancient

papyrus

Ancient plant-derived writing material

  • parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
  • vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
  • TorahJudaism's core scripture

scriptorium · scribe · quill · calligraphy · illumination · manuscript · codex · hieroglyphics · cuneiform · Egyptology

digital

feed

Supply with sustenance

swipe · touchscreen · trackpad · cursor · content · refresh · click · navigation · interface · screen

ornamental

flourish

To grow vigorously

  • voluteArchitectural spiral ornament
  • spiralCurve winding around center
  • curlicueDecorative spiral stroke

filigree · arabesque · fretwork · scrollwork · balustrade · pediment · cartouche · acanthus · baroque · rococo

motion

unfurled

Opened and displayed

coiled · furled · glided · slid · panned · swept · drifted · progressed · advanced · moved

Categories
Opposites
surface texture/ornamentation

scrolledplain

Basic and unremarkable

unadorned · unornamented · simple · undecorated · smooth

digital navigation action

scrolledclicked

Suddenly comprehended

tapped · stayed · stopped · paused · selected

physical shape/line quality

scrolledstraight

Not curved or crooked

flat · unrolled · uncurled · linear · angular

Phrases
Family

scroll, scrolls, scrolling, unscrolled, scrollable, scrollbar, scrollbars

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G