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jQuery custom content scroller

jQuery custom content scroller

Highly customizable custom scrollbar jQuery plugin. Features include vertical and/or horizontal scrollbar(s), adjustable scrolling momentum, mouse-wheel (via jQuery mousewheel plugin), keyboard and touch support, ready-to-use themes and customization via CSS, RTL direction support, option parameters for full control of scrollbar functionality, methods for triggering actions like scroll-to, update, destroy etc., user-defined callbacks and more.

Current version 3.1.5 (Changelog)
Upgrading from version 2

When upgrading from version 2.x to 3.x it’s important to use version 3 CSS and .png files. Version 3 is backwards compatible but it’s also a huge overhaul. One significant change is that you don’t need to call the update method manually (the script does it automatically). For more info see changelog.

Version 2 is still maintained and updated here.


How to use it

Get started by downloading the archive which contains the plugin files (and a large amount of HTML demos and examples). Extract and upload jquery.mCustomScrollbar.concat.min.js, jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css and mCSB_buttons.png to your web server (alternatively you can load plugin files from a CDN).

Instead of hosting the plugin files on your web server, you can load them directly from a CDN like jsdelivr, Github etc.

  • jsdelivr versioned/minified
    • //cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.mcustomscrollbar/3.0.6/jquery.mCustomScrollbar.concat.min.js
    • //cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.mcustomscrollbar/3.0.6/jquery.mCustomScrollbar.min.css
    • //cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.mcustomscrollbar/3.0.6/mCSB_buttons.png
  • Github latest/minified
    • //malihu.github.io/custom-scrollbar/jquery.mCustomScrollbar.concat.min.js
    • //malihu.github.io/custom-scrollbar/jquery.mCustomScrollbar.min.css
    • //malihu.github.io/custom-scrollbar/mCSB_buttons.png


HTML

Include jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css in the head tag your HTML document (more info)

jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css contains the styling of the custom scrollbar and themes. It should normally be included in the head tag of your html (typically before any script tags). If you wish to reduce http requests and/or have all your website stylesheet in a single file, you should move/copy scrollbars styling in your main CSS document.

mCSB_buttons.png contains all the button arrows (up, down, left and right) as image sprites for all scrollbar themes. The plugin archive contains the PSD source (source-files/mCSB_buttons.psd) so you can change them or add your own. This file should be in the same directory with plugin stylesheet.


<link rel="stylesheet" href="/path/to/jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css" />

Include jQuery library (if your project doesn’t use it already) and jquery.mCustomScrollbar.concat.min.js in the head tag or at the very bottom of your document, just before the closing body tag

Some frameworks and CMS include jQuery library in the head tag to make sure it’s loaded when other scripts request it. Usually, including .js files on the bottom of the HTML document (just before the closing body tag) is recommended for better performance. In any case, jQuery must be included first, before plugin scripts.


<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="/path/to/jquery.mCustomScrollbar.concat.min.js"></script>

CSS

The element(s) you want to add scrollbar(s) should have the typical CSS properties of an overflowed block which are a height (or max-height) value, an overflow value of auto (or hidden) and content long enough to require scrolling. For horizontal scrollbar, the element should have a width (or max-width) value set.

If you prefer to set your element’s height/width via javascript, you can use the setHeight/setWidth option parameters.

Initialization

Initialize via javascript

After files inclusion, call mCustomScrollbar function on the element selector you want to add the scrollbar(s)

<script>
    (function($){
        $(window).on("load",function(){
            $(".content").mCustomScrollbar();
        });
    })(jQuery);
</script>

more info

The code is wrapped in (function($){ ... })(jQuery);. This ensures no conflict between jQuery and other libraries using $ shortcut (see Avoiding Conflicts with Other Libraries for more info). The plugin function is called in $(window).on("load") so it executes after all page elements (like images) are loaded.

You can change the function selector ".content" to any selector you want (an element id, class name, js variable etc.). For instance, if you want custom scrollbars to apply on the element with id content-1, you simply do:

$("#content-1").mCustomScrollbar();

You may also have multiple selectors by inserting comma separated values

$(".content,#content-1").mCustomScrollbar();

The above code adds custom scrollbars to a)every element with class name content and b)the element with id content-1.

Additionally, you may want to call mCustomScrollbar multiple times within a page in order to set different options (configuration and option parameters explained below) for each selector

<script>
  (function($){
    $(window).on("load",function(){
      $("#vertical-content").mCustomScrollbar({
        theme:"light-3",
        scrollButtons:{
          enable:true
        }
      });
      $("#horizontal-content").mCustomScrollbar({
        axis:"x",
        theme:"3d"
      });
    });
  })(jQuery);
</script>

Initialize via HTML

Add the class mCustomScrollbar to any element you want to add custom scrollbar(s) with default options. Optionally, set its axis via the HTML data attribute data-mcs-axis (e.g. "x" for horizontal and "y" for vertical) and its theme via data-mcs-theme. For example:

<div class="mCustomScrollbar" data-mcs-theme="dark">
  <!-- your content -->
</div>

Basic configuration & option parameters

axis

By default, the script applies a vertical scrollbar. To add a horizontal or 2-axis scrollbars, invoke mCustomScrollbar function with the axis option set to "x" or "yx" respectively

$(".content").mCustomScrollbar({
    axis:"x" // horizontal scrollbar
});
$(".content").mCustomScrollbar({
    axis:"yx" // vertical and horizontal scrollbar
});

theme

To quickly change the appearance of the scrollbar, set the theme option parameter to any of the ready-to-use themes available in jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css, for example:

$(".content").mCustomScrollbar({
    theme:"dark"
});

Configuration

You can configure your scrollbar(s) using the following option parameters on mCustomScrollbar function
Usage $(selector).mCustomScrollbar({ option: value });

setWidth: false
Set the width of your content (overwrites CSS width), value in pixels (integer) or percentage (string).
setHeight: false
Set the height of your content (overwrites CSS height), value in pixels (integer) or percentage (string).
setTop: 0
Set the initial css top property of content, accepts string values (css top position).
Example: setTop: "-100px".
setLeft: 0
Set the initial css left property of content, accepts string values (css left position).
Example: setLeft: "-100px".
axis: "string"
Define content’s scrolling axis (the type of scrollbars added to the element: vertical and/of horizontal).
Available values: "y", "x", "yx".

  • axis: "y" – vertical scrollbar (default)
  • axis: "x" – horizontal scrollbar
  • axis: "yx" – vertical and horizontal scrollbars
scrollbarPosition: "string"
Set the position of scrollbar in relation to content.
Available values: "inside", "outside".
Setting scrollbarPosition: "inside" (default) makes scrollbar appear inside the element. Setting scrollbarPosition: "outside" makes scrollbar appear outside the element. Note that setting the value to "outside" requires your element (or parent elements) to have CSS position: relative (otherwise the scrollbar will be positioned in relation to document’s root element).
scrollInertia: integer
Set the amount of scrolling momentum as animation duration in milliseconds.
Higher value equals greater scrolling momentum which translates to smoother/more progressive animation. Set to 0 to disable.
autoDraggerLength: boolean
Enable or disable auto-adjusting scrollbar dragger length in relation to scrolling amount (same bahavior with browser’s native scrollbar).
Set autoDraggerLength: false when you want your scrollbar to (always) have a fixed size.
autoHideScrollbar: boolean
Enable or disable auto-hiding the scrollbar when inactive.
Setting autoHideScrollbar: true will hide the scrollbar(s) when scrolling is idle and/or cursor is out of the scrolling area.
Please note that some special themes like “minimal” overwrite this option.
autoExpandScrollbar: boolean
Enable or disable auto-expanding the scrollbar when cursor is over or dragging the scrollbar.
alwaysShowScrollbar: integer
Always keep scrollbar(s) visible, even when there’s nothing to scroll.

  • alwaysShowScrollbar: 0 – disable (default)
  • alwaysShowScrollbar: 1 – keep dragger rail visible
  • alwaysShowScrollbar: 2 – keep all scrollbar components (dragger, rail, buttons etc.) visible
snapAmount: integer
Make scrolling snap to a multiple of a fixed number of pixels. Useful in cases like scrolling tabular data, image thumbnails or slides and you need to prevent scrolling from stopping half-way your elements. Note that your elements must be of equal width or height in order for this to work properly.
To set different values for vertical and horizontal scrolling, use an array: [y,x]
snapOffset: integer
Set an offset (in pixels) for the snapAmount option. Useful when for example you need to offset the snap amount of table rows by the table header.
mouseWheel:{ enable: boolean }
Enable or disable content scrolling via mouse-wheel.
mouseWheel:{ scrollAmount: integer }
Set the mouse-wheel scrolling amount (in pixels). The default value "auto" adjusts scrolling amount according to scrollable content length.
mouseWheel:{ axis: "string" }
Define the mouse-wheel scrolling axis when both vertical and horizontal scrollbars are present.
Set axis: "y" (default) for vertical or axis: "x" for horizontal scrolling.
mouseWheel:{ preventDefault: boolean }
Prevent the default behaviour which automatically scrolls the parent element when end or beginning of scrolling is reached (same bahavior with browser’s native scrollbar).
mouseWheel:{ deltaFactor: integer }
Set the number of pixels one wheel notch scrolls. The default value “auto” uses the OS/browser value.
mouseWheel:{ normalizeDelta: boolean }
Enable or disable mouse-wheel (delta) acceleration. Setting normalizeDelta: true translates mouse-wheel delta value to -1 or 1.
mouseWheel:{ invert: boolean }
Invert mouse-wheel scrolling direction. Set to true to scroll down or right when mouse-wheel is turned upwards.
mouseWheel:{ disableOver: [array] }
Set the tags that disable mouse-wheel when cursor is over them.
Default value:
["select","option","keygen","datalist","textarea"]
scrollButtons:{ enable: boolean }
Enable or disable scrollbar buttons.
scrollButtons:{ scrollAmount: integer }
Set the buttons scrolling amount (in pixels). The default value "auto" adjusts scrolling amount according to scrollable content length.
scrollButtons:{ scrollType: "string" }
Define the buttons scrolling type/behavior.

  • scrollType: "stepless" – continuously scroll content while pressing the button (default)
  • scrollType: "stepped" – each button click scrolls content by a certain amount (defined in scrollAmount option above)
scrollButtons:{ tabindex: integer }
Set a tabindex value for the buttons.
keyboard:{ enable: boolean }
Enable or disable content scrolling via the keyboard.
The plugin supports the directional arrows (top, left, right and down), page-up (PgUp), page-down (PgDn), Home and End keys.
keyboard:{ scrollAmount: integer }
Set the keyboard arrows scrolling amount (in pixels). The default value "auto" adjusts scrolling amount according to scrollable content length.
keyboard:{ scrollType: "string" }
Define the keyboard arrows scrolling type/behavior.

  • scrollType: "stepless" – continuously scroll content while pressing the arrow key (default)
  • scrollType: "stepped" – each key release scrolls content by a certain amount (defined in scrollAmount option above)
contentTouchScroll: integer
Enable or disable content touch-swipe scrolling for touch-enabled devices.
To completely disable, set contentTouchScroll: false.
Integer values define the axis-specific minimum amount required for scrolling momentum (default: 25).
documentTouchScroll: boolean
Enable or disable document touch-swipe scrolling for touch-enabled devices.
advanced:{ autoExpandHorizontalScroll: boolean }
Auto-expand content horizontally (for "x" or "yx" axis).
If set to true, content will expand horizontally to accommodate any floated/inline-block elements.
Setting its value to 2 (integer) forces the non scrollHeight/scrollWidth method. A value of 3 forces the scrollHeight/scrollWidth method.
advanced:{ autoScrollOnFocus: "string" }
Set the list of elements/selectors that will auto-scroll content to their position when focused.
For example, when pressing TAB key to focus input fields, if the field is out of the viewable area the content will scroll to its top/left position (same bahavior with browser’s native scrollbar).
To completely disable this functionality, set autoScrollOnFocus: false.
Default:
"input,textarea,select,button,datalist,keygen,a[tabindex],area,object,[contenteditable='true']"
advanced:{ updateOnContentResize: boolean }
Update scrollbar(s) automatically on content, element or viewport resize.
The value should be true (default) for fluid layouts/elements, adding/removing content dynamically, hiding/showing elements etc.
advanced:{ updateOnImageLoad: boolean }
Update scrollbar(s) automatically each time an image inside the element is fully loaded.
Default value is auto which triggers the function only on "x" and "yx" axis (if needed).
The value should be true when your content contains images and you need the function to trigger on any axis.
advanced:{ updateOnSelectorChange: "string" }
Update scrollbar(s) automatically when the amount and size of specific selectors changes.
Useful when you need to update the scrollbar(s) automatically, each time a type of element is added, removed or changes its size.
For example, setting updateOnSelectorChange: "ul li" will update scrollbars each time list-items inside the element are changed.
Setting the value to true, will update scrollbars each time any element is changed.
To disable (default) set to false.
advanced:{ extraDraggableSelectors: "string" }
Add extra selector(s) that’ll release scrollbar dragging upon mouseup, pointerup, touchend etc.
Example: extraDraggableSelectors: ".myClass, #myID"
advanced:{ releaseDraggableSelectors: "string" }
Add extra selector(s) that’ll allow scrollbar dragging upon mousemove/up, pointermove/up, touchend etc.
Example: releaseDraggableSelectors: ".myClass, #myID"
advanced:{ autoUpdateTimeout: integer }
Set the auto-update timeout in milliseconds.
Default timeout: 60
theme: "string"
Set the scrollbar theme.
View all ready-to-use themes
All themes are contained in plugin’s CSS file (jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css).
Default theme: "light"
callbacks:{
      onCreate: function(){}
}
A function to call when plugin markup is created.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onCreate:function(){
      console.log("Plugin markup generated");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onInit: function(){}
}
A function to call when scrollbars have initialized (demo).
Example:
callbacks:{
    onInit:function(){
      console.log("Scrollbars initialized");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onScrollStart: function(){}
}
A function to call when scrolling starts (demo).
Example:
callbacks:{
    onScrollStart:function(){
      console.log("Scrolling started...");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onScroll: function(){}
}
A function to call when scrolling is completed (demo).
Example:
callbacks:{
    onScroll:function(){
      console.log("Content scrolled...");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      whileScrolling: function(){}
}
A function to call while scrolling is active (demo).
Example:
callbacks:{
    whileScrolling:function(){
      console.log("Scrolling...");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onTotalScroll: function(){}
}
A function to call when scrolling is completed and content is scrolled all the way to the end (bottom/right) (demo).
Example:
callbacks:{
    onTotalScroll:function(){
      console.log("Scrolled to end of content.");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onTotalScrollBack: function(){}
}
A function to call when scrolling is completed and content is scrolled back to the beginning (top/left) (demo).
Example:
callbacks:{
    onTotalScrollBack:function(){
      console.log("Scrolled back to the beginning of content.");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onTotalScrollOffset: integer
}
Set an offset for the onTotalScroll option.
For example, setting onTotalScrollOffset: 100 will trigger the onTotalScroll callback 100 pixels before the end of scrolling is reached.
callbacks:{
      onTotalScrollBackOffset: integer
}
Set an offset for the onTotalScrollBack option.
For example, setting onTotalScrollBackOffset: 100 will trigger the onTotalScrollBack callback 100 pixels before the beginning of scrolling is reached.
callbacks:{
      alwaysTriggerOffsets: boolean
}
Set the behavior of calling onTotalScroll and onTotalScrollBack offsets.
By default, callback offsets will trigger repeatedly while content is scrolling within the offsets.
Set alwaysTriggerOffsets: false when you need to trigger onTotalScroll and onTotalScrollBack callbacks once, each time scroll end or beginning is reached.
callbacks:{
      onOverflowY: function(){}
}
A function to call when content becomes long enough and vertical scrollbar is added.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onOverflowY:function(){
      console.log("Vertical scrolling required");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onOverflowX: function(){}
}
A function to call when content becomes wide enough and horizontal scrollbar is added.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onOverflowX:function(){
      console.log("Horizontal scrolling required");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onOverflowYNone: function(){}
}
A function to call when content becomes short enough and vertical scrollbar is removed.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onOverflowYNone:function(){
      console.log("Vertical scrolling is not required");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onOverflowXNone: function(){}
}
A function to call when content becomes narrow enough and horizontal scrollbar is removed.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onOverflowXNone:function(){
      console.log("Horizontal scrolling is not required");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onBeforeUpdate: function(){}
}
A function to call right before scrollbar(s) are updated.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onBeforeUpdate:function(){
      console.log("Scrollbars will update");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onUpdate: function(){}
}
A function to call when scrollbar(s) are updated.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onUpdate:function(){
      console.log("Scrollbars updated");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onImageLoad: function(){}
}
A function to call each time an image inside the element is fully loaded and scrollbar(s) are updated.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onImageLoad:function(){
      console.log("Image loaded");
    }
}
callbacks:{
      onSelectorChange: function(){}
}
A function to call each time a type of element is added, removed or changes its size and scrollbar(s) are updated.
Example:
callbacks:{
    onSelectorChange:function(){
      console.log("Scrollbars updated");
    }
}
live: "string"
Enable or disable applying scrollbar(s) on all elements matching the current selector, now and in the future.
Set live: true when you need to add scrollbar(s) on elements that do not yet exist in the page. These could be elements added by other scripts or plugins after some action by the user takes place (e.g. lightbox markup may not exist untill the user clicks a link).
If you need at any time to disable or enable the live option, set live: "off" and "on" respectively.
You can also tell the script to disable live option after the first invocation by setting live: "once".
liveSelector: "string"
Set the matching set of elements (instead of the current selector) to add scrollbar(s), now and in the future.

Plugin methods

Ways to execute various plugin actions programmatically from within your script(s).

update

Usage $(selector).mCustomScrollbar("update");

Call the update method to manually update existing scrollbars to accommodate new content or resized element(s). This method is by default called automatically by the script (via updateOnContentResize option) when the element itself, its content or scrollbar size changes.

view examples

/* initialize plugin with auto-update options disabled */
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar({
  advanced:{
    updateOnContentResize: false,
    updateOnImageLoad: false
  }
});

/* at some point in your js script/code update scrollbar manually */
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("update");

scrollTo

Usage $(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo",position,options);

Call the scrollTo method to programmatically scroll the content to the position parameter (demo).

position parameter

Position parameter can be:

  • "string"
    • e.g. element selector: "#element-id"
    • e.g. special pre-defined position: "bottom"
    • e.g. number of pixels less/more: "-=100"/"+=100"
  • integer
    • e.g. number of pixels: 100
  • [array]
    • e.g. different y/x position: [100,50]
  • object/function
    • e.g. jQuery object: $("#element-id")
    • e.g. js object: document.getelementbyid("element-id")
    • e.g. function: function(){ return 100; }

Pre-defined position strings:

  • "bottom" – scroll to bottom
  • "top" – scroll to top
  • "right" – scroll to right
  • "left" – scroll to left
  • "first" – scroll to the position of the first element within content
  • "last" – scroll to the position of the last element within content

view examples

Scroll to element with id “#el-1″

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","#el-1");

Scroll to top

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","top");

Scroll by 100 pixels down or right

var val=100;
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","-="+val);

Scroll by 100 pixels up or left

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","+=100");

Scroll by 100 pixels down and by 50 pixels right

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo",["-=100","-=50"]);

Scroll to the fifth paragraph

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo",$("p:eq(4)"));

Scroll to the last element within your content

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","last");

Scroll to some variable value

var val=document.getelementbyid("element-id");
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo",val);

Scroll to 300 pixels

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo",300);

Method options

scrollInertia: integer
Scroll-to duration, value in milliseconds.
Example:
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","bottom",{
    scrollInertia:3000
});
scrollEasing: "string"
Scroll-to animation easing, values: "linear", "easeOut", "easeInOut".
Example:
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","bottom",{
    scrollEasing:"easeOut"
});
moveDragger: boolean
Scroll scrollbar dragger (instead of content).
Example:
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo",80,{
    moveDragger:true
});
timeout: integer
Set a timeout for the method (the default timeout is 60 ms in order to work with automatic scrollbar update), value in milliseconds.
Example:
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","top",{
    timeout:1000
});
callbacks: boolean
Trigger user defined callbacks after scroll-to completes.
Example:
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("scrollTo","left",{
    callbacks:false
});

stop

Usage $(selector).mCustomScrollbar("stop");

Stops any running scrolling animations (usefull when you wish to interupt a previously scrollTo method call).

disable

Usage $(selector).mCustomScrollbar("disable");

Calling disable method will temporarily disable the scrollbar (demo). Disabled scrollbars can be re-enable by calling the update method.

To disable the scrollbar and reset its content position, set the method’s reset parameter to true

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("disable",true);

view examples

/* initialize plugin */
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar();

/* at some point in your js script/code disable scrollbar */
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("disable");

/* re-enable scrollbar as needed */
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("update");

destroy

Usage $(selector).mCustomScrollbar("destroy");

Calling destroy method will completely remove the custom scrollbar and return the element to its original state (demo).

view examples

/* initialize plugin */
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar();

/* at some point in your js script/code destroy scrollbar */
$(selector).mCustomScrollbar("destroy");

Scrollbar styling & themes

You can design and visually customize your scrollbars with pure CSS, using jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css which contains the default/basic styling and all scrollbar themes.

The easiest/quickest way is to select a ready-to-use scrollbar theme. For example:

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar({
  theme:"dark"
});

View all ready-to-use themes

You can modify the default styling or any theme either directly in jquery.mCustomScrollbar.css or by overwriting the CSS rules in another stylesheet.

Creating a new scrollbar theme

Create a name for your theme (e.g. “my-theme”) and set it as the value of the theme option

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar({
    theme:"my-theme"
});

Your element will get the class “mCS-my-theme” (your theme-name with “mCS” prefix), so you can create your CSS using the .mCS-my-theme in your rules. For instance:

.mCS-my-theme.mCSB_scrollTools .mCSB_dragger .mCSB_dragger_bar{ background-color: red; }
.mCS-my-theme.mCSB_scrollTools .mCSB_draggerRail{ background-color: white; } 
/* and so on... */

In the same manner you can clone any existing theme (e.g. “dark”), change its selector (e.g. .mCS-dark) to your own theme name (e.g. .mCS-my-theme) and modify its CSS rules.

Scrollbar markup

The plugin applies specific id (unique) and/or classes to every scrollbar element/component, meaning that you can target and modify any scrollbar in more than one ways.

For example, every element with a scrollbar gets a unique class in the form of _mCS_1, _mCS_2 etc. Every scrollbar container element gets a unique id in the form of mCSB_1_scrollbar_vertical, mCSB_2_scrollbar_vertical etc. Every scrollbar dragger gets a unique id in the form of mCSB_1_dragger_vertical, mCSB_2_dragger_vertical etc. in addition to the class mCSB_dragger. All these mean that you can do stuff like:

._mCS_1 .mCSB_dragger .mCSB_dragger_bar{ background-color: red; }

._mCS_2 .mCSB_dragger .mCSB_dragger_bar{ background-color: green; }

#mCSB_3_dragger_vertical .mCSB_dragger_bar{ background-color: blue; }

#mCSB_1_scrollbar_vertical .mCSB_dragger{ height: 100px; }

#mCSB_1_scrollbar_horizontal .mCSB_dragger{ width: 100px; }

.mCSB_1_scrollbar .mCSB_dragger .mCSB_draggerRail{ width: 4px; }

Custom scrollbar layout

User-defined callbacks

You can trigger your own js function(s) by calling them inside mCustomScrollbar callbacks option parameter

$(".content").mCustomScrollbar({
    callbacks:{
        onScroll:function(){
            myCustomFn(this);
        }
    }
});

function myCustomFn(el){
    console.log(el.mcs.top);
}

In the example above, each time a scroll event ends and content has stopped scrolling, the content’s top position will be logged in browser’s console. There are available callbacks for each step of the scrolling event:

  • onScrollStart – triggers the moment a scroll event starts
  • whileScrolling – triggers while scroll event is running
  • onScroll – triggers when a scroll event completes
  • onTotalScroll – triggers when content has scrolled all the way to bottom or right
  • onTotalScrollBack – triggers when content has scrolled all the way back to top or left

You can set an offset value (pixels) for both onTotalScroll and onTotalScrollBack by setting onTotalScrollOffset and onTotalScrollBackOffset respectively (view example).

The following will trigger the callback function when content has scrolled to bottom minus 100 pixels

$(".content").mCustomScrollbar({
    callbacks:{
        onTotalScroll:function(){
            console.log("scrolled to bottom");
        },
    onTotalScrollOffset:100
    }
});

By default, onTotalScroll and onTotalScrollBack callbacks are triggered repeatedly. To prevent multiple calls when content is within their offset, set alwaysTriggerOffsets option to false (view example).

$(".content").mCustomScrollbar({
    callbacks:{
        onTotalScroll:function(){
            console.log("scrolled to bottom");
        },
    onTotalScrollOffset:100,
    alwaysTriggerOffsets:false
    }
});

Additional callbacks:

Returning values

The script returns a number of values and objects related to scrollbar that you can use in your own functions

  • this – the original element containing the scrollbar(s)
  • this.mcs.content – the original content wrapper as jquery object
  • this.mcs.top – content’s top position (pixels)
  • this.mcs.left – content’s left position (pixels)
  • this.mcs.draggerTop – scrollbar dragger’s top position (pixels)
  • this.mcs.draggerLeft – scrollbar dragger’s left position (pixels)
  • this.mcs.topPct – content vertical scrolling percentage
  • this.mcs.leftPct – content horizontal scrolling percentage
  • this.mcs.direction – content’s scrolling direction (y or x)

view examples

Load more content when scrolled to bottom

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar({
    callbacks:{
        onTotalScroll:function(){
            this.mcs.content.append("...");
        }
    }
});

Run code when at least half of the content is scrolled

$(selector).mCustomScrollbar({
    callbacks:{
        whileScrolling:function(){
            var pct=this.mcs.topPct;
            if(pct>=50){
              /* do something... */
            }
        }
    }
});

Plugin-specific jQuery expressions

$("#myID:mcsInView")
Select element(s) in your content that are within scrollable viewport.
As condition: $("#myID").is(":mcsInView");
$(".content:mcsOverflow")
Select overflowed element(s) with visible scrollbar.
As condition: $(".content").is(":mcsOverflow");
$("#myID:mcsInSight")
$("#myID:mcsInSight(exact)")
Select element(s) in your content that are in view of the scrollable viewport. Using the exact parameter will include elements that have any part of them (even 1 pixel) in view of the scrollable viewport.
As condition: $("#myID").is(":mcsInSight");, $("#myID").is(":mcsInSight(exact)");

Plugin dependencies & requirements

License

This work is released under the MIT License.
You are free to use, study, improve and modify it wherever and however you like.
https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

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  1. Daniel
    Posted on November 25, 2011 at 12:08 Permalink

    Hi,

    I plan to have a hidden div in the content, which may consist of several text fields. By clicking an “Add more” button, this hidden div will be display. However, after clicking the button to show the hidden div, the height of the content doesn’t expand automatically, so a portion of the content will be cropped. What can I do to “refresh” the height after the hidden div is shown?

    Thanks.

    Reply
    • malihu
      Posted on December 12, 2011 at 02:53 Permalink

      Hi,
      You need to re-call mCustomScrollbar function each time you update the content. Check section “Dynamically loaded content” of the post.

      Reply
  2. Mike
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 02:57 Permalink

    Hello malihu,

    This is really nice stuff! But unfortunately it doesnt seem to work on my dropdown box. How do i get this scrollbar to work within my dropdown. This dropdown box is also scripted with jQuery from devirtuoso.com

    I really hope there’s a workaround. Really like the scrollbars.

    Mike

    Reply
  3. S3nd41
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 21:23 Permalink

    Hello,

    I have a website with dynamically generated content so I can’t have a function call for each div ID, is there a way to make this work with a single class name so I can have a random number of scrollable divs on the same document?

    Thnx!

    Reply
    • malihu
      Posted on December 11, 2011 at 13:33 Permalink

      Of course! Just insert your class name instead of an ID in the function selector. For example:
      $(“.mcs_container”).mCustomScrollbar(“vertical”,400,”easeOutCirc”,1.05,”auto”,”yes”,”yes”,10);

      Reply
  4. rareseeds
    Posted on November 21, 2011 at 17:44 Permalink

    Apparently we cannot use the latest version of jQuery (1.7) with this [excellent] scollbar solution? 1.6.4 works, but 1.7 does not respond to the scrollwheel.

    Reply
  5. Michel Dos Santos Ku
    Posted on November 15, 2011 at 21:30 Permalink

    I have one problem!
    I have to use scroll in scroll, but when I do get the scroll is crazy!=S
    what can i do for help my problem?

    Reply
  6. nuesschen
    Posted on November 13, 2011 at 05:56 Permalink

    I was searching so long for very good custom scrollbar until I found yours 😀

    I had some trouble with the installation caused of my browser, but it works now 🙂

    but now I have a new Problem: I installed the nivo plugin. and now the nivo plugin is working but the custom scroller wont work 🙁

    how can I fix it?

    Reply
    • nuesschen
      Posted on November 19, 2011 at 05:03 Permalink

      now I see that the scrollbar seems to have a conflict with nextgen too

      Reply
  7. DrMartin
    Posted on November 11, 2011 at 21:37 Permalink

    Anchors navigation # not work in this plugin… ?

    Reply
  8. aditia
    Posted on November 11, 2011 at 05:59 Permalink

    really nice thank you for this great plugin

    Reply
  9. twoclicks
    Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:56 Permalink

    hi there, thank you for the tutorial on how to create a custom scrollbar using jquery, very impressive result.

    i’ve tried to include your script into a tab menu for each tab/div. But only the 1st tab (which is the default tab when i enter the page) works. the rest of the tabs the scroll bar doesn’t work at all. i couldn’t find a solution for it.

    by the way, i realised that within the .content it doesn’t allow floating elements in it. Or else the scrollbar will not work accordingly. i tried to put an empty div with clear:both css but still doesn’t resolve the matter.

    Thank You

    Reply
  10. zealot
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 15:07 Permalink

    hey, i love your plug-in! thanks, you are a life saver.
    Quick Question: Is it possible to use both vertical and horizontal scrollbars on the same container?

    Reply
    • malihu
      Posted on November 24, 2011 at 15:51 Permalink

      Not at the moment…

      Reply
  11. MarkMinPDX
    Posted on November 8, 2011 at 23:12 Permalink

    I’m trying to use your script but am having some problems… I have a container that holds some dynamic content. However, when I use the mouse wheel to scroll through the content, the only time it works is if I’m hovering directly over the data. So, if the content happens to scroll off the screen, it’s very difficult to get it to come back down using the scroll wheel. I have to use the scroll button next to the container. What I think should happen is that it should scroll as long as I’m hovering anywhere over the container.

    To see this, you can go to http://berlin.medialayer.net/~echofly/html/rods.php

    Can you please tell me what I’m doing wrong here? Thanks a lot! And love the scroller.

    Reply
    • richard
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:28 Permalink

      I have the same problem. Especially in ie8/ie9. Scrolling only works when the mouse is hovering directly over the text and not on the space between text and text-lines…

      I hope someone can provide a solution to this.

      Thanks in advance!

      Reply
      • richard
        Posted on November 28, 2011 at 16:50 Permalink

        I found a solution in adding a background color to the surrounding div…

        Reply
  12. daniele
    Posted on November 8, 2011 at 12:37 Permalink

    Hi to all!

    i’m new here.

    I’ve a problem. This plugin doesn’t work correctly in IE9, because the content inside the div, goes overflow. I can’t see the jquery scrollbar

    Reply
  13. MC
    Posted on November 7, 2011 at 15:46 Permalink

    Hi all! I’m using the horizontal scroll with images linked to a html, but I have a little problem: when I click an image the scroll moves some steps to the right before loading the other html, any ideas why is this happening?
    Thanks to all in advance.

    Reply
  14. Al77
    Posted on November 3, 2011 at 09:45 Permalink

    hi,great plugin
    dont know if you have already developed it, but i needed a scrollto method for your plugin, so i’ve implemented is as an external function, scrollerScrollToX for Hor and scrollerScrollToY for Ver scroller
    maybe is it possible to integrate it – in a better code – as an internal method of your plugin

    regards.
    alessio

    the code
    ——————————————————

    function scrollerScrollToX(refid,valTo){

    if (valTo>0)
    {
    var $dragger=$(“#”+refid+” .dragger”);
    var $customScrollBox=$(“#”+refid+” .customScrollBox”);
    var $customScrollBox_container=$(“#”+refid+” .customScrollBox .container”);
    var $dragger_container=$(“#”+refid+” .dragger_container”);

    container_width=$customScrollBox.width(); content_width=$customScrollBox_container.width(); drag_width=$dragger_container.width();
    dragger_width=$dragger.width();
    if (valTo>(content_width-container_width)) valTo=content_width-container_width;

    var scrollAmount=(content_width-container_width)/(drag_width-dragger_width);

    var btnsScrollTo=parseInt(valTo/scrollAmount);

    var scrollSpeed=Math.abs($dragger.position().left-btnsScrollTo)*(100/150);
    $dragger.stop().animate({left: btnsScrollTo}, scrollSpeed,”linear”);
    $customScrollBox_container.stop().animate({left: “-=”+valTo}, 300, “easeOutCirc”);
    }}

    function scrollerScrollToY(refid,valTo){

    if (valTo>0)
    {
    var $dragger=$(“#”+refid+” .dragger”);
    var $customScrollBox=$(“#”+refid+” .customScrollBox”);
    var $customScrollBox_container=$(“#”+refid+” .customScrollBox .container”);
    var $dragger_container=$(“#”+refid+” .dragger_container”);

    container_height=$customScrollBox.height(); content_height=$customScrollBox_container.height(); drag_height=$dragger_container.height();
    dragger_height=$dragger.height();
    if (valTo>(content_height-container_height)) valTo=content_height-container_height;

    var scrollAmount=(content_height-container_height)/(drag_height-dragger_height);

    var btnsScrollToY=parseInt(valTo/scrollAmount);

    var scrollSpeed=Math.abs($dragger.position().left-btnsScrollToY)*(100/150);
    $dragger.stop().animate({top: btnsScrollToY}, scrollSpeed,”linear”);
    $customScrollBox_container.stop().animate({top: “-=”+valTo}, 300, “easeOutCirc”);
    }}

    Reply
    • malihu
      Posted on November 16, 2011 at 13:20 Permalink

      Great! Thanks 🙂

      Reply
  15. JAY
    Posted on November 1, 2011 at 11:18 Permalink

    Thank you for a good script!
    I’m trying to make a horizontal website with your script, I encountered one problem.
    Instead of your thumb images, I put ‘ul, li’ codes in there. After then, the scroll function stopped. In my interpretation, It supports only simple image tags. Where do i have to modify this script? I’m an just web designer in Korea but a developer. I’m striving to solve this problem for few days.
    Can you help me?

    Reply
  16. Hassan
    Posted on October 27, 2011 at 13:59 Permalink

    how to maintain the scroll position when dynamically add content using ajax or any thing else

    Reply
  17. zahid
    Posted on October 27, 2011 at 13:52 Permalink

    hi
    can anyone tell me how to maintain the scroll position using this script

    Reply
  18. rémy
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 22:13 Permalink

    or this for webkit (before was from opera)

    WebKit message: line 223: TypeError: ‘undefined’ is not a function (evaluating ‘$dragger.draggable’)

    commenting out these parts helped
    /*$dragger.draggable({ axis: "x", containment: "parent", drag: function(event, ui) { ScrollX(); }, stop: function(event, ui) { DraggerRelease(); } });*/ /*$dragger.draggable({ axis: "y", containment: "parent", drag: function(event, ui) { Scroll(); }, stop: function(event, ui) { DraggerRelease(); } });*/

    Reply
  19. rémy
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 22:02 Permalink

    ever seen this error ?

    Uncaught exception: TypeError: ‘$dragger.draggable’ is not a function

    Reply
  20. rémy
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:28 Permalink

    nice one – thx for sharing; greece power !

    in this page you have the dragger_container inside the .container .. this will not float:left the scrollbar – please adjust like you have it in the source; dragger_container has to be placed in the .customScrollBox

    you really like different cursors though 😉

    Reply
  21. RG
    Posted on October 24, 2011 at 16:51 Permalink

    Wonderful script! Thank you very much.

    Now a question for everyone:
    I’m trying to make the scroller “jump” a fixed amount of pixels when you click the arrows, or when you drag it. Is that possible? Any ideas? I’m not a javascript expert, but maybe with some hints I can do it.

    Cheers!

    Reply
  22. John
    Posted on October 24, 2011 at 13:52 Permalink

    Very nice plug in. One problem though: While the code works very well on a stand alone page (either php or html), when I place the code inside a component of a Joomla site, it doesnt run one of the javascripts (it doesnt implement the: ui_draggable class). Any ideas on why this might be happening?

    Reply
    • John
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 13:33 Permalink

      Ok, I tried something that manos mentioned in an earlier post and it worked!!!

      This is what I did:

      [quote]
      In your document, wrap the script with (function($){… and …})(jQuery); making it like this:

      (function($){
      $(window).load(function() {
      $(“#mcs_container”).mCustomScrollbar(“vertical”,400,”easeOutCirc”,1.05,”auto”,”yes”,”yes”,10);
      });
      })(jQuery);

      You may also need to add jQuery.noConflict(); right before (function($){. Depending on the order you load the libraries (prototype, jquery etc.), adding this might help.

      Edit jquery.mCustomScrollbar.js and do the same by adding (function($){ as the 1st line and })(jQuery); as the last line of the script.
      [/quote]

      And Additionally I placed the javascripts at the root of the site (will move them to appropriate folders once I get home. )

      Manos you are the best, vre!!!

      Reply
  23. raymond
    Posted on October 22, 2011 at 00:36 Permalink

    Sorry to bother you but I was trying to use this scrollbar I really like it is there a way to center the track when the button is being pushed? Could I add hover to the drag? Also most importantly how can I add the same scroll bar customization to more than one div? Or is that not possible?

    Reply
  24. Simon
    Posted on October 21, 2011 at 13:29 Permalink

    Hi, this plugin is great and does everything I need but I’m having a crazy problem with the horizontal thumbnail slider demo.

    The example file works perfectly in IE8/9 and if I re-save it with notepad it still works fine. However if I open it with Dreamweaver CS5 and save it again then in IE the last thumb is pushed down to below the others.

    If I compare the notepad and Dreamweaver files the content is identical. I think I’m going mad, can you shed any light on this?

    Many thanks!

    Reply
    • malihu
      Posted on October 23, 2011 at 03:36 Permalink

      This seems to be an issue with the extra space between inline-block elements. In your markup, try to have each of your thumbnails tags on the same line, without any space or tab between them. For example:
      <a href="#" rel="nofollow">...</a><a href="#" rel="nofollow">...</a><a href="#" rel="nofollow">...</a>

      Reply
      • Simon
        Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:06 Permalink

        Thanks for the reply, I removed the spaces between the elements but it doesn’t seem to help. I’ve actually replaced the thumbnails with divs as I want to have content in there.

        Like I say, it seems to be that Dreamweaver is doing something to the files that is causing the problem. I’ve discovered a workaround, if I work in Dreamweaver and then copy the code into notepad and save it there then it works. Not ideal but it will have to do until I can sort this out.

        Thanks for your help and thanks for the plugin!

        Reply
  25. Teksetta
    Posted on October 20, 2011 at 17:42 Permalink

    Hi Malihu,
    Your tool is so simple to implement and such a wonderful resource to use in projects.

    I had a question about the reset of the scroll bar and content. When you add in new content and reinitilize the scroll function, is there a way to keep the scroll bar where it is along with the content. For example I have an element in side of your scroll bar that has the ability to expand and collapse. Obviously when I expand I re-init your scroll component, and when I collapse I re-init again. Is there a way to keep the positions where they are OR a method for me to implement so any init after the first one keeps the location to where it is?

    Reply
  26. Chris
    Posted on October 18, 2011 at 01:02 Permalink

    The URL you can find my site on is: http://www.thethespians.co.uk/videohome

    I’m developing a new site and I need help with the scroll bar being integrated into tubepress youtube channel feed – as you can see, it’s there, but it’s scrolling the wrong way!

    Reply
  27. Khai
    Posted on October 17, 2011 at 19:15 Permalink

    Hi,

    I think I found a bug. If initially the scroller is initialized with a long content (with scroller) and then reinitialized with a shorter content(without scroller), although the scroller is gone but the mousewheel is still bound. Scrolling with the mouse wheel will result the content inside it to disappear. I’ve modified your code and added mousewheel unbind when handling shorter content.

    Khai.

    Reply
  28. Hazel
    Posted on October 16, 2011 at 13:27 Permalink

    Hi Malihu,

    I hope you can help me. I used your script in one of the sites I am developing. The script works great in all pages except the home page. For some reason, the content scrolls to the wrong direction. When I drag sa scrollbar down, the content scrolls along with it.

    I have read above that it must be that the value of targY is positive. Tried modifying the code but I am not able to make it to work.

    Please see http://dev2.firstplanbcompany.com/demo-eurosweethearts/ … this site is in the works.

    Thank you for your help. 🙂

    Reply
    • Chris
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 22:55 Permalink

      I have exactly this problem.

      I’m using WordPress and this occurs when I introduce into the mix.

      I have tried all the work arounds that I can find including the correct registering and re-registering of jQuery and using jQuery in no-conflict mode and yet the content is still moving with the scroll bar and the increments are positive rather than negative.

      Anyhelp would be appreciated.

      Thanks,

      Chris.

      Reply
  29. Maxime
    Posted on October 13, 2011 at 19:49 Permalink

    Hi Malihu,
    Just in love with your plugin!!
    Congrats and thanks for all the update;

    i’d like to set up 2 div ( with the same style )with the custom scroll bar
    so i just respect the syntax of the HTML and i add an unique Id and nothing happen?
    check out the link ( i’ve been using the demo page and duplicate the div “mcs3_container
    and i ve called it “mcs6_container

    Example with 2 div with the same style

    Any light would be appreciated

    I add this in the script

    $(window).load(function() { mCustomScrollbars(); $("#mcs6_container").mCustomScrollbar(); // to make the scroll bar appear // });

    Regards

    Reply
    • malihu
      Posted on October 15, 2011 at 15:23 Permalink

      Hi Maxime,
      Thanks for your comments 🙂

      You don’t need to add
      $("#mcs6_container").mCustomScrollbar();
      on window load cause you already call it correctly inside mCustomScrollbars();. Just remove it from your window load function.

      Reply
      • Maxime
        Posted on October 16, 2011 at 04:41 Permalink

        Hi Malihu ,
        Thanks for your answer 😉
        i’ve just remove this line
        $(“#mcs6_container”).mCustomScrollbar();
        as you adviced me

        Result

        This time the scroll bar don’t show up? only the first div (#mcs3_container) can scroll but not the second !

        That’s for sure i ‘m really missing something
        i took the demo example so that i don’t have to put to much extra code
        and keep it simple to see my mistakes …
        i have to admit i m still in the dark
        can you light up my path?

        Reply
    • malihu
      Posted on October 16, 2011 at 15:57 Permalink

      Since you want #mcs6_container to scroll vertically, you need to set the scroll type parameter of its mCustomScrollbar function call to “vertical” (currently you have it “horizontal”).

      Just change this:
      $("#mcs6_container").mCustomScrollbar("horizontal",500,"easeOutCirc",1,"auto","yes","yes",0);
      to this:
      $("#mcs6_container").mCustomScrollbar("vertical",500,"easeOutCirc",1,"auto","yes","yes",0);

      Reply
  30. daniele
    Posted on October 13, 2011 at 19:24 Permalink

    Great script!
    I implemented it on this site http://www.thomaspagani.com but each time I resize the browser window I got this error:
    $dragger.position() is null [Interrompi per questo errore] if($dragger.position().top<$dragger_container.height()-$dragger.height()){

    How can I fix it?

    thanks
    daniele

    Reply

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