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title: Scroll Area (with Scrollbars)
description: Scroll Area can be used to add Scrollbars to any scrollable components. Comes with foundational, renderless vertical and horizontal Scrollbar components with tons of customization options. Supports scrollbars for Column, Row, LazyColumn, LazyRow, LazyVerticalGrid and LazyHorizontalGrid, fully customizable styling and custom overflow effects.
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## Basic Example

A scroll area consists of the following components: `ScrollArea`, `VerticalScrollbar`, `HorizontalScrollbar`
and `Thumb`.

The `ScrollArea` wraps a scrollable component (i.e. a `Column`, a `LazyRow` or `LazyGrid`)
and maintains information about their scrolled position.

The `VerticalScrollbar`/`HorizontalScrollbar` components represent the track of the scrollbar and accept a thumb
component.

The `Thumb` represents the thumb of a scrollbar and will automatically sync their position and size according to the
scrolled position of the `ScrollArea`.

Here is a simple example of adding vertical scrollbar to a `LazyColumn`:

```kotlin
val lazyListState = rememberLazyListState()
val state = rememberScrollAreaState(lazyListState)

ScrollArea(state = state) {
    LazyColumn(state = lazyListState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            item {
                Text("Item #${i}")
            }
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(
        modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)
            .fillMaxHeight()
            .width(4.dp)
    ) {
        Thumb(Modifier.background(Color.LightGray))
    }
}
```

## Code Examples

### Add scrollbars to LazyLists

Wrap your `LazyColumn` or `LazyList` with a `ScrollArea` and pass its state to the scroll area's state:

```kotlin
val lazyListState = rememberLazyListState()
val state = rememberScrollAreaState(lazyListState)

ScrollArea(state = state) {
    LazyColumn(state = lazyListState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            item {
                Text("Item #${i}")
            }
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(
        modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)
            .fillMaxHeight()
            .width(4.dp)
    ) {
        Thumb(Modifier.background(Color.LightGray))
    }
}
```

### Add scrollbars to LazyGrids

Wrap your `LazyVerticalGrid` or `LazyHorizontalGrid` with a `ScrollArea` and pass its state to the scroll area's state:

```kotlin
val lazyGridState = rememberLazyGridState()
val state = rememberScrollAreaState(lazyGridState)

ScrollArea(state = state) {
    LazyVerticalGrid(
        columns = GridCells.Fixed(3),
        state = lazyGridState,
        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()
    ) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            item {
                Box(
                    Modifier.padding(4.dp).size(48.dp).background(Color.LightGray, RoundedCornerShape(8.dp)),
                    contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
                ) {
                    Text(i.toString())
                }
            }
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).fillMaxHeight()) {
        Thumb(
            modifier = Modifier.background(Color.Black.copy(0.3f), RoundedCornerShape(100)),
        )
    }
}
```

### Add scrollbars to Column and Row

Wrap your `Column` or `Row` with a `ScrollArea` and pass the scroll state you used in your `vertical` state to the
scroll area's state:

```kotlin
val scrollState = rememberScrollState()
val state = rememberScrollAreaState(scrollState)

ScrollArea(state = state) {
    Column(
        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().verticalScroll(scrollState)
    ) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            Text(i.toString())
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(
        modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).fillMaxHeight()
    ) {
        Thumb(
            modifier = Modifier.background(
                Color.Black.copy(0.3f), RoundedCornerShape(100)
            ),
        )
    }
}
```

### Styling the scrollbar and thumb

Pass any styling you need to the `Modifier` of your `Scrollbar` component.

You can customize the looks of your thumb using the modifier of the `Thumb` component.

Here is an example of a semi-transparent scrollbar, with a fully rounded, semi-transparent thumb:

```kotlin
val lazyListState = rememberLazyListState()
val state = rememberScrollAreaState(lazyListState)

ScrollArea(state = state) {
    LazyColumn(state = lazyListState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            item {
                Text("Item #${i}")
            }
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(
        modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)
            .background(Color.Black.copy(0.1f))
            .fillMaxHeight()
            .width(12.dp)
            .padding(2.dp)
    ) {
        Thumb(Modifier.background(Color.Black.copy(0.3f), RoundedCornerShape(100)))
    }
}
```

### Automatically hide the scrollbar

By default, the scrollbar will always remain visible on the screen.

To modify this behavior, pass the customization you need using the `thumbVisibility` parameter of the `Thumb` component.

Here is an example of automatically hiding the scrollbar while idling for 0.5 seconds:

```kotlin
val lazyListState = rememberLazyListState()
val state = rememberScrollAreaState(lazyListState)

ScrollArea(state = state) {
    LazyColumn(state = lazyListState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            item {
                Text("Item #${i}")
            }
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).fillMaxHeight()) {
        Thumb(
            modifier = Modifier.background(Color.Black.copy(0.3f), RoundedCornerShape(100)),
            thumbVisibility = ThumbVisibility.HideWhileIdle(
                enter = fadeIn(),
                exit = fadeOut(),
                hideDelay = 0.5.seconds
            )
        )
    }
}
```

### Customize the overscroll effect

By default, the scroll area will use the platform's default `OverscrollEffect`.

To remove it or provide your own custom effect, pass a new one via the `overscrollEffect` parameter:

```kotlin
val lazyListState = rememberLazyListState()

ScrollArea(
    overscrollEffect = null,
    state = rememberScrollAreaState(lazyListState),
) {
    LazyColumn(state = lazyListState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            item {
                Text("Item #${i}")
            }
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(
        modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)
            .fillMaxHeight()
            .width(4.dp)
    ) {
        Thumb(Modifier.background(Color.LightGray))
    }
}
```

### Disable thumb dragging

By default, pressing on the thumb will causes the contents of the scroll area to scroll (fast scroll).

To disable this behavior, pass `enabled = false` to the `Thumb` component:

```kotlin
val lazyListState = rememberLazyListState()
val state = rememberScrollAreaState(lazyListState)

ScrollArea(state = state) {
    LazyColumn(state = lazyListState, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
        repeat(50) { i ->
            item {
                Text("Item #${i}")
            }
        }
    }
    VerticalScrollbar(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd).fillMaxHeight()) {
        Thumb(
            modifier = Modifier.background(Color.Black.copy(0.3f), RoundedCornerShape(100)),
            enabled = false
        )
    }
}
```

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