Customize scrollbar with css only

Posted on October 27th, 2019

Here is a simple way to customize scrollbar with css only by Darkcode. And you can easily apply it to your project now. To see how it works, just click on the button Run Pen below:

How to customize scrollbar with css only

Step 1: Add Html

<div class="header"></div>

<p>
  The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s "Lorem ipsum dolor sit
  amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore
  et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation
  ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor
  in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
  pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui
  officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus
  Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC "Sed ut perspiciatis unde
  omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam
  rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto
  beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas
  sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui
  ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum
  quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius
  modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem.
  Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit
  laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure
  reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur,
  vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?" 1914
  translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken
  idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a
  complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great
  explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects,
  dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those
  who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that
  are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or
  desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally
  circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great
  pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious
  physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any
  right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no
  annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant
  pleasure?" Section 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by
  Cicero in 45 BC "At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus
  qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et
  quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique
  sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum
  fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero
  tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id
  quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor
  repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum
  necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae
  non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut
  reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus
  asperiores repellat." 1914 translation by H. Rackham "On the other hand, we
  denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and
  demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire,
  that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and
  equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will,
  which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. These cases
  are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power
  of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what
  we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in
  certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of
  business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and
  annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to
  this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater
  pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains." The standard Lorem
  Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
  adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna
  aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
  nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
  reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
  Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia
  deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum
  et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste
  natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem
  aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto
  beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas
  sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui
  ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum
  quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius
  modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem.
  Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit
  laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure
  reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur,
  vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?" 1914
  translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken
  idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a
  complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great
  explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects,
  dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those
  who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that
  are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or
  desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally
  circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great
  pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious
  physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any
  right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no
  annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant
  pleasure?" Section 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by
  Cicero in 45 BC "At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus
  qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et
  quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique
  sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum
  fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero
  tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id
  quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor
  repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum
  necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae
  non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut
  reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus
  asperiores repellat." 1914 translation by H. Rackham "On the other hand, we
  denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and
  demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire,
  that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and
  equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will,
  which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. These cases
  are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power
  of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what
  we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in
  certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of
  business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and
  annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to
  this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater
  pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains."
</p>

Step 2: Add CSS

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: #f1f1f1;
  font-family: 'montserrat', sans-serif;
}
.header {
  height: 100vh;
  width: 100%;
  background: url(https://res.cloudinary.com/drcrre4xg/image/upload/v1572143059/bg_vuimc0.jpg)
    no-repeat center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-attachment: fixed;
}
p {
  padding: 20px 40px;
  text-align: justify;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar {
  background: #ddd;
  width: 14px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 10px #00000070;
  border-radius: 10px;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: linear-gradient(125deg, #3498db, #34495e);
  border-radius: 10px;
}