---
title: Scroll-area
description: Augments native scroll functionality for custom, cross-browser styling.
component: true
radix:
  link: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/scroll-area
  api: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/scroll-area#api-reference
---

<ComponentExample
  src="/components/examples/scroll-area/demo.tsx"
  extractClassname
>
  <ScrollAreaDemo />
</ComponentExample>

## Installation

```bash
npx shadcn-ui add scroll-area
```

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  <AccordionItem value="manual-installation">
    <AccordionTrigger>Manual Installation</AccordionTrigger>
    <AccordionContent>

1. Install the `@radix-ui/react-scroll-area` component from radix-ui:

```bash
npm install @radix-ui/react-scroll-area
```

2. Copy and paste the following code into your project.

<ComponentSource src="/components/ui/scroll-area.tsx" />

<Callout>
  This is the `<ScrollArea />` primitive. You can place it in a file at
  `components/ui/scroll-area.tsx`.
</Callout>

    </AccordionContent>

  </AccordionItem>
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## Usage

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

```tsx
<ScrollArea className="h-[200px] w-[350px] rounded-md border p-4">
  Jokester began sneaking into the castle in the middle of the night and leaving
  jokes all over the place: under the king's pillow, in his soup, even in the
  royal toilet. The king was furious, but he couldn't seem to stop Jokester. And
  then, one day, the people of the kingdom discovered that the jokes left by
  Jokester were so funny that they couldn't help but laugh. And once they
  started laughing, they couldn't stop.
</ScrollArea>
```