Web/API/Window/scrollbars

The Window.scrollbars property returns the scrollbars object, whose visibility can be checked.

Syntax

objRef = window.scrollbars

Example

The following complete HTML example shows how the visible property of the scrollbars object is used.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Various DOM Tests</title>
  <script>
    let visibleScrollbars = window.scrollbars.visible;
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Various DOM Tests</p>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'Window.scrollbars' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of 'Window.scrollbars' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`scrollbars`	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE No support No	Opera Full support ≤12.1	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support ≤12.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support