Vertical scroll snap css Code Snippet in 2025

Creates a scrollable container that will snap on elements when scrolling.

• Use display: grid and grid-auto-flow: row to create a vertical layout.
• Use scroll-snap-type: y mandatory and overscroll-behavior-y: contain to create a snap effect on vertical scroll.
• You can use scroll-snap-align with either start, stop or center to change the snap alignment.

<div class="vertical-snap">
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/1067/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/122/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/188/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/249/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/257/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/259/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/283/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/288/640/640"></a>
  <a href="#"><img src="https://picsum.photos/id/299/640/640"></a>
</div>

.vertical-snap {
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-auto-flow: row;
  gap: 1rem;
  width: calc(180px + 1rem);
  padding: 1rem;
  height: 480px;
  overflow-y: auto;
  overscroll-behavior-y: contain;
  scroll-snap-type: y mandatory;
}

.vertical-snap > a {
  scroll-snap-align: center;
}

.vertical-snap img {
  width: 180px;
  object-fit: contain;
  border-radius: 1rem;
}