---
title: Scroll Area
description: Augments native scroll functionality for custom, cross-browser styling.
base: base
component: true
links:
  doc: https://base-ui.com/react/components/scroll-area
  api: https://base-ui.com/react/components/scroll-area#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="base-nova"
  name="scroll-area-demo"
  previewClassName="h-96"
/>

## Installation

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```bash
npx shadcn@latest add scroll-area
```

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<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource
  name="scroll-area"
  title="components/ui/scroll-area.tsx"
  styleName="base-nova"
/>

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

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## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import { ScrollArea, ScrollBar } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<ScrollArea className="h-[200px] w-[350px] rounded-md border p-4">
  Your scrollable content here.
</ScrollArea>
```

## Composition

Use the following composition to build a `ScrollArea`:

```text
ScrollArea
└── ScrollBar
```

## Examples

### Horizontal

Use `ScrollBar` with `orientation="horizontal"` for horizontal scrolling.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="scroll-area-horizontal-demo" />

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](/docs/rtl).

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="base-nova"
  name="scroll-area-rtl"
  direction="rtl"
  previewClassName="h-auto"
/>

## API Reference

See the [Base UI Scroll Area](https://base-ui.com/react/components/scroll-area#api-reference) documentation.
