ScrollArea

A flexible scroll container with virtualization support.

Usage

The ScrollArea component creates scrollable containers with optional virtualization for large lists.

<script setup lang="ts">
const heights = [320, 480, 640, 800]

// Pseudo-random height selection with longer cycle to avoid alignment patterns
function getHeight(index: number) {
  const seed = (index * 11 + 7) % 17
  return heights[seed % heights.length]!
}

const items = Array.from({ length: 1000 }).map((_, index) => {
  const height = getHeight(index)

  return {
    id: index,
    title: `Item ${index + 1}`,
    src: `https://picsum.photos/640/${height}?v=${index}`,
    width: 640,
    height
  }
})
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    v-slot="{ item, index }"
    :items="items"
    orientation="vertical"
    :virtualize="{
      gap: 16,
      lanes: 3,
      estimateSize: 480
    }"
    class="w-full h-128 p-4"
  >
    <img
      :src="item.src"
      :alt="item.title"
      :width="item.width"
      :height="item.height"
      :loading="index > 8 ? 'lazy' : 'eager'"
      class="rounded-md size-full object-cover"
    >
  </UScrollArea>
</template>

Items

Use the items prop as an array and render each item using the default slot:

Item 1
Description for item 1
Item 2
Description for item 2
Item 3
Description for item 3
Item 4
Description for item 4
Item 5
Description for item 5
Item 6
Description for item 6
Item 7
Description for item 7
Item 8
Description for item 8
Item 9
Description for item 9
Item 10
Description for item 10
Item 11
Description for item 11
Item 12
Description for item 12
Item 13
Description for item 13
Item 14
Description for item 14
Item 15
Description for item 15
Item 16
Description for item 16
Item 17
Description for item 17
Item 18
Description for item 18
Item 19
Description for item 19
Item 20
Description for item 20
Item 21
Description for item 21
Item 22
Description for item 22
Item 23
Description for item 23
Item 24
Description for item 24
Item 25
Description for item 25
Item 26
Description for item 26
Item 27
Description for item 27
Item 28
Description for item 28
Item 29
Description for item 29
Item 30
Description for item 30
<script setup lang="ts">
const items = Array.from({ length: 30 }, (_, i) => ({
  id: i + 1,
  title: `Item ${i + 1}`,
  description: `Description for item ${i + 1}`
}))
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    v-slot="{ item, index }"
    :items="items"
    class="w-full h-96"
  >
    <UPageCard
      v-bind="item"
      :variant="index % 2 === 0 ? 'soft' : 'outline'"
      class="rounded-none"
    />
  </UScrollArea>
</template>
You can also use the default slot without the items prop to render custom scrollable content directly.

Orientation

Use the orientation prop to change the scroll direction. Defaults to vertical.

Item 1
Description for item 1
Item 2
Description for item 2
Item 3
Description for item 3
Item 4
Description for item 4
Item 5
Description for item 5
Item 6
Description for item 6
Item 7
Description for item 7
Item 8
Description for item 8
Item 9
Description for item 9
Item 10
Description for item 10
Item 11
Description for item 11
Item 12
Description for item 12
Item 13
Description for item 13
Item 14
Description for item 14
Item 15
Description for item 15
Item 16
Description for item 16
Item 17
Description for item 17
Item 18
Description for item 18
Item 19
Description for item 19
Item 20
Description for item 20
Item 21
Description for item 21
Item 22
Description for item 22
Item 23
Description for item 23
Item 24
Description for item 24
Item 25
Description for item 25
Item 26
Description for item 26
Item 27
Description for item 27
Item 28
Description for item 28
Item 29
Description for item 29
Item 30
Description for item 30
<script setup lang="ts">
defineProps<{
  orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal'
}>()

const items = Array.from({ length: 30 }, (_, i) => ({
  id: i + 1,
  title: `Item ${i + 1}`,
  description: `Description for item ${i + 1}`
}))
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    v-slot="{ item, index }"
    :items="items"
    :orientation="orientation"
    class="w-full data-[orientation=vertical]:h-96"
  >
    <UPageCard
      v-bind="item"
      :variant="index % 2 === 0 ? 'soft' : 'outline'"
      class="rounded-none"
    />
  </UScrollArea>
</template>

Virtualize

Use the virtualize prop to render only the items currently in view, significantly boosting performance when working with large datasets.

When virtualization is enabled, customize spacing via the virtualize prop options like gap, paddingStart, and paddingEnd. Otherwise, use the ui prop to apply classes like gap p-4 on the viewport slot.
If all your items have the same height, set skipMeasurement to true in the virtualize prop to skip per-item DOM measurement and rely on estimateSize instead. This significantly improves performance for large uniform lists.
<script setup lang="ts">
defineProps<{
  orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal'
}>()

const items = computed(() => Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, i) => ({
  id: i + 1,
  title: `Item ${i + 1}`,
  description: `Description for item ${i + 1}`
})))
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    v-slot="{ item, index }"
    :items="items"
    :orientation="orientation"
    virtualize
    class="w-full data-[orientation=vertical]:h-96 data-[orientation=horizontal]:h-24.5"
  >
    <UPageCard
      v-bind="item"
      :variant="index % 2 === 0 ? 'soft' : 'outline'"
      class="rounded-none"
    />
  </UScrollArea>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { computed } from 'vue'

defineProps<{
  orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal'
}>()

const items = computed(() => Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, i) => ({
  id: i + 1,
  title: `Item ${i + 1}`,
  description: `Description for item ${i + 1}`
})))
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    v-slot="{ item, index }"
    :items="items"
    :orientation="orientation"
    virtualize
    class="w-full data-[orientation=vertical]:h-96 data-[orientation=horizontal]:h-24.5"
  >
    <UPageCard
      v-bind="item"
      :variant="index % 2 === 0 ? 'soft' : 'outline'"
      class="rounded-none"
    />
  </UScrollArea>
</template>

Shadow 4.9+

Use the shadow prop to display fade shadows on the scrollable edges, indicating that more content is available in the scroll direction. The fade automatically follows the orientation and only appears when the content overflows.

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<template>
  <div class="max-w-sm bg-elevated/50 rounded-lg">
    <UScrollArea
      shadow
      class="p-4 h-72"
      :ui="{ viewport: 'gap-4' }"
    >
      <p v-for="i in 6" :key="i">
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam pulvinar risus non risus hendrerit venenatis. Pellentesque sit amet hendrerit risus, sed porttitor quam. Morbi accumsan cursus enim, sed ultricies sapien.
      </p>
    </UScrollArea>
  </div>
</template>
Pass an object to the shadow prop to configure the fade size, e.g. :shadow="{ size: 48 }".

Examples

As masonry layout

Use the virtualize prop with lanes, gap, and estimateSize options to create Pinterest-style masonry layouts with variable height items.

<script setup lang="ts">
withDefaults(defineProps<{
  orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal'
  lanes?: number
  gap?: number
}>(), {
  orientation: 'vertical',
  lanes: 3,
  gap: 16
})

const heights = [320, 480, 640, 800]

function getHeight(index: number) {
  const seed = (index * 11 + 7) % 17
  return heights[seed % heights.length]!
}

const items = Array.from({ length: 1000 }).map((_, index) => {
  const height = getHeight(index)

  return {
    id: index,
    title: `Item ${index + 1}`,
    src: `https://picsum.photos/640/${height}?v=${index}`,
    width: 640,
    height
  }
})
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    v-slot="{ item }"
    :items="items"
    :orientation="orientation"
    :virtualize="{
      gap,
      lanes,
      estimateSize: 480
    }"
    class="w-full h-128 p-4"
  >
    <img
      :src="item.src"
      :alt="item.title"
      :width="item.width"
      :height="item.height"
      loading="lazy"
      class="rounded-md size-full object-cover"
    >
  </UScrollArea>
</template>
For optimal performance, set estimateSize close to your average item height. Increasing overscan improves scrolling smoothness but renders more off-screen items.

With responsive lanes

You can use the useWindowSize (for viewport-based) or useElementSize (for container-based) composables to make the lanes reactive.

<script setup lang="ts">
const items = Array.from({ length: 1000 }).map((_, index) => ({
  id: index,
  title: `Item ${index + 1}`,
  src: `https://picsum.photos/640/480?v=${index}`,
  width: 640,
  height: 480
}))

const gap = 16
const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')
const { width } = useElementSize(() => scrollArea.value?.$el)

const lanes = computed(() => Math.max(1, Math.min(4, Math.floor(width.value / 200))))
const laneWidth = computed(() => (width.value - (lanes.value - 1) * gap) / lanes.value)
const estimateSize = computed(() => laneWidth.value * (480 / 640))
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    ref="scrollArea"
    v-slot="{ item }"
    :items="items"
    :virtualize="{
      gap,
      lanes,
      estimateSize,
      skipMeasurement: true
    }"
    class="w-full h-96 p-4"
  >
    <img
      :src="item.src"
      :alt="item.title"
      :width="item.width"
      :height="item.height"
      loading="lazy"
      class="rounded-md size-full object-cover"
    >
  </UScrollArea>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { computed, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
import { useElementSize } from '@vueuse/core'

const items = Array.from({ length: 1000 }).map((_, index) => ({
  id: index,
  title: `Item ${index + 1}`,
  src: `https://picsum.photos/640/480?v=${index}`,
  width: 640,
  height: 480
}))

const gap = 16
const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')
const { width } = useElementSize(() => scrollArea.value?.$el)

const lanes = computed(() => Math.max(1, Math.min(4, Math.floor(width.value / 200))))
const laneWidth = computed(() => (width.value - (lanes.value - 1) * gap) / lanes.value)
const estimateSize = computed(() => laneWidth.value * (480 / 640))
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    ref="scrollArea"
    v-slot="{ item }"
    :items="items"
    :virtualize="{
      gap,
      lanes,
      estimateSize,
      skipMeasurement: true
    }"
    class="w-full h-96 p-4"
  >
    <img
      :src="item.src"
      :alt="item.title"
      :width="item.width"
      :height="item.height"
      loading="lazy"
      class="rounded-md size-full object-cover"
    >
  </UScrollArea>
</template>

With external scroll element 4.10+

Pass a getScrollElement function in the virtualize prop to virtualize against an ancestor scroll container instead of the component's own viewport. Set scrollMargin to the list's offset from the scroll element's start (e.g. the height of the content above it).

Members

This header scrolls away with the cards, sharing one scrollbar.

0 members
0/0
<script setup lang="ts">
const props = withDefaults(
  defineProps<{
    orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal'
  }>(),
  {
    orientation: 'vertical'
  }
)

type User = {
  id: number
  firstName: string
  lastName: string
  email: string
  image: string
}

const { data: users } = useLazyFetch(
  'https://dummyjson.com/users?limit=100&select=firstName,lastName,email,image',
  {
    key: 'scroll-area-external-scroll-users',
    transform: (data?: { users: User[] }) => data?.users ?? [],
    default: () => [] as User[],
    server: false
  }
)

const isHorizontal = computed(() => props.orientation === 'horizontal')

// The container owns the scroll; the list virtualizes against it so the header and cards share one scrollbar.
const container = useTemplateRef('container')
const title = useTemplateRef('title')
const toolbar = useTemplateRef('toolbar')
const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')

// Item size along the scroll axis: card width when horizontal, row height when vertical.
const itemSize = computed(() => (isHorizontal.value ? 256 : 88))
const getScrollElement = () => container.value

// `scrollMargin` is the title's offset along the scroll axis: its width when it sits left of the cards, its height when it sits above them.
const { width: titleWidth, height: titleHeight } = useElementSize(title, undefined, {
  box: 'border-box'
})
const { height: toolbarHeight } = useElementSize(toolbar, undefined, { box: 'border-box' })
const scrollMargin = computed(() =>
  isHorizontal.value ? titleWidth.value : toolbarHeight.value + titleHeight.value
)

// Find: jump through the items whose name matches the query (like a find toolbar).
const query = ref('')
const matches = computed(() => {
  const q = query.value.trim().toLowerCase()
  if (!q) return []
  return users.value.reduce<number[]>((acc, user, index) => {
    if (`${user.firstName} ${user.lastName}`.toLowerCase().includes(q)) acc.push(index)
    return acc
  }, [])
})
const cursor = ref(0)
const currentMatch = computed(() => matches.value[cursor.value] ?? -1)

function scrollToMatch() {
  if (currentMatch.value < 0) return
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(currentMatch.value, {
    align: 'center',
    behavior: 'smooth'
  })
}

function step(delta: number) {
  if (!matches.value.length) return
  cursor.value = (cursor.value + delta + matches.value.length) % matches.value.length
  scrollToMatch()
}

function scrollToStart() {
  container.value?.scrollTo(
    isHorizontal.value ? { left: 0, behavior: 'smooth' } : { top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' }
  )
}

// Re-runs on a new query and when `users` resolves, so the first match centers as soon as results arrive.
watch(matches, () => {
  cursor.value = 0
  scrollToMatch()
})
</script>

<template>
  <div
    ref="container"
    :class="isHorizontal ? 'w-full overflow-x-auto' : 'w-full h-128 overflow-y-auto'"
  >
    <!-- Vertical: the header sits above the toolbar and scrolls away as you scroll down. -->
    <div
      v-if="!isHorizontal"
      ref="title"
      class="flex items-end justify-between gap-4 p-6 bg-elevated/50"
    >
      <div>
        <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-highlighted">Members</h2>
        <p class="text-muted">This header scrolls away with the cards, sharing one scrollbar.</p>
      </div>
      <UBadge color="neutral" variant="subtle" :label="`${users.length} members`" />
    </div>

    <div
      ref="toolbar"
      class="z-10 flex items-center px-6 py-3 border-y border-default bg-elevated/50 backdrop-blur"
      :class="isHorizontal ? 'sticky left-0' : 'sticky top-0'"
    >
      <UFieldGroup>
        <UInput
          v-model="query"
          placeholder="Find a member..."
          icon="i-lucide-search"
          aria-describedby="scroll-area-find-count"
          class="w-64"
          :ui="{ trailing: 'pointer-events-none' }"
        >
          <template #trailing>
            <span
              id="scroll-area-find-count"
              class="text-xs text-muted tabular-nums"
              aria-live="polite"
              role="status"
            >
              {{ matches.length ? cursor + 1 : 0 }}/{{ matches.length }}
            </span>
          </template>
        </UInput>
        <UButton
          :icon="isHorizontal ? 'i-lucide-chevron-left' : 'i-lucide-chevron-up'"
          color="neutral"
          variant="outline"
          aria-label="Previous match"
          :disabled="!matches.length"
          @click="step(-1)"
        />
        <UButton
          :icon="isHorizontal ? 'i-lucide-chevron-right' : 'i-lucide-chevron-down'"
          color="neutral"
          variant="outline"
          aria-label="Next match"
          :disabled="!matches.length"
          @click="step(1)"
        />
      </UFieldGroup>

      <UButton
        :icon="isHorizontal ? 'i-lucide-arrow-left-to-line' : 'i-lucide-arrow-up-to-line'"
        color="neutral"
        variant="outline"
        class="ms-auto"
        :label="isHorizontal ? 'Start' : 'Top'"
        @click="scrollToStart"
      />
    </div>

    <!-- Horizontal: the header sits left of the cards (in the row) so it scrolls away with them. -->
    <div :class="isHorizontal && 'flex'">
      <div
        v-if="isHorizontal"
        ref="title"
        class="w-72 shrink-0 flex flex-col justify-center gap-4 p-6 bg-elevated/50 border-r border-default"
      >
        <div>
          <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-highlighted">Members</h2>
          <p class="text-muted">This header scrolls away with the cards, sharing one scrollbar.</p>
        </div>
        <UBadge
          color="neutral"
          variant="subtle"
          class="self-start"
          :label="`${users.length} members`"
        />
      </div>

      <UScrollArea
        ref="scrollArea"
        v-slot="{ item, index }"
        :orientation="orientation"
        :items="users"
        :class="isHorizontal && 'h-48 shrink-0'"
        :virtualize="{
          scrollMargin,
          getScrollElement,
          estimateSize: itemSize,
          skipMeasurement: isHorizontal
        }"
      >
        <UPageCard
          class="rounded-none h-full"
          :class="[isHorizontal && 'w-64', index === currentMatch && 'bg-primary/10']"
        >
          <div
            class="flex gap-3 h-full min-w-0"
            :class="
              isHorizontal ? 'flex-col items-center justify-center text-center' : 'items-center'
            "
          >
            <UAvatar
              :src="item.image"
              :alt="item.firstName"
              :size="isHorizontal ? '2xl' : 'lg'"
              loading="lazy"
            />
            <div class="min-w-0">
              <p class="font-medium text-highlighted truncate">
                {{ item.firstName }} {{ item.lastName }}
              </p>
              <p class="text-sm text-muted truncate">
                {{ item.email }}
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
        </UPageCard>
      </UScrollArea>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref, computed, watch, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
import { useElementSize } from '@vueuse/core'

const props = withDefaults(
  defineProps<{
    orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal'
  }>(),
  {
    orientation: 'vertical'
  }
)

type User = {
  id: number
  firstName: string
  lastName: string
  email: string
  image: string
}

const { data: users } = useLazyFetch(
  'https://dummyjson.com/users?limit=100&select=firstName,lastName,email,image',
  {
    key: 'scroll-area-external-scroll-users',
    transform: (data?: { users: User[] }) => data?.users ?? [],
    default: () => [] as User[],
    server: false
  }
)

const isHorizontal = computed(() => props.orientation === 'horizontal')

// The container owns the scroll; the list virtualizes against it so the header and cards share one scrollbar.
const container = useTemplateRef('container')
const title = useTemplateRef('title')
const toolbar = useTemplateRef('toolbar')
const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')

// Item size along the scroll axis: card width when horizontal, row height when vertical.
const itemSize = computed(() => (isHorizontal.value ? 256 : 88))
const getScrollElement = () => container.value

// `scrollMargin` is the title's offset along the scroll axis: its width when it sits left of the cards, its height when it sits above them.
const { width: titleWidth, height: titleHeight } = useElementSize(title, undefined, {
  box: 'border-box'
})
const { height: toolbarHeight } = useElementSize(toolbar, undefined, { box: 'border-box' })
const scrollMargin = computed(() =>
  isHorizontal.value ? titleWidth.value : toolbarHeight.value + titleHeight.value
)

// Find: jump through the items whose name matches the query (like a find toolbar).
const query = ref('')
const matches = computed(() => {
  const q = query.value.trim().toLowerCase()
  if (!q) return []
  return users.value.reduce<number[]>((acc, user, index) => {
    if (`${user.firstName} ${user.lastName}`.toLowerCase().includes(q)) acc.push(index)
    return acc
  }, [])
})
const cursor = ref(0)
const currentMatch = computed(() => matches.value[cursor.value] ?? -1)

function scrollToMatch() {
  if (currentMatch.value < 0) return
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(currentMatch.value, {
    align: 'center',
    behavior: 'smooth'
  })
}

function step(delta: number) {
  if (!matches.value.length) return
  cursor.value = (cursor.value + delta + matches.value.length) % matches.value.length
  scrollToMatch()
}

function scrollToStart() {
  container.value?.scrollTo(
    isHorizontal.value ? { left: 0, behavior: 'smooth' } : { top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' }
  )
}

// Re-runs on a new query and when `users` resolves, so the first match centers as soon as results arrive.
watch(matches, () => {
  cursor.value = 0
  scrollToMatch()
})
</script>

<template>
  <div
    ref="container"
    :class="isHorizontal ? 'w-full overflow-x-auto' : 'w-full h-128 overflow-y-auto'"
  >
    <!-- Vertical: the header sits above the toolbar and scrolls away as you scroll down. -->
    <div
      v-if="!isHorizontal"
      ref="title"
      class="flex items-end justify-between gap-4 p-6 bg-elevated/50"
    >
      <div>
        <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-highlighted">Members</h2>
        <p class="text-muted">This header scrolls away with the cards, sharing one scrollbar.</p>
      </div>
      <UBadge color="neutral" variant="subtle" :label="`${users.length} members`" />
    </div>

    <div
      ref="toolbar"
      class="z-10 flex items-center px-6 py-3 border-y border-default bg-elevated/50 backdrop-blur"
      :class="isHorizontal ? 'sticky left-0' : 'sticky top-0'"
    >
      <UFieldGroup>
        <UInput
          v-model="query"
          placeholder="Find a member..."
          icon="i-lucide-search"
          aria-describedby="scroll-area-find-count"
          class="w-64"
          :ui="{ trailing: 'pointer-events-none' }"
        >
          <template #trailing>
            <span
              id="scroll-area-find-count"
              class="text-xs text-muted tabular-nums"
              aria-live="polite"
              role="status"
            >
              {{ matches.length ? cursor + 1 : 0 }}/{{ matches.length }}
            </span>
          </template>
        </UInput>
        <UButton
          :icon="isHorizontal ? 'i-lucide-chevron-left' : 'i-lucide-chevron-up'"
          color="neutral"
          variant="outline"
          aria-label="Previous match"
          :disabled="!matches.length"
          @click="step(-1)"
        />
        <UButton
          :icon="isHorizontal ? 'i-lucide-chevron-right' : 'i-lucide-chevron-down'"
          color="neutral"
          variant="outline"
          aria-label="Next match"
          :disabled="!matches.length"
          @click="step(1)"
        />
      </UFieldGroup>

      <UButton
        :icon="isHorizontal ? 'i-lucide-arrow-left-to-line' : 'i-lucide-arrow-up-to-line'"
        color="neutral"
        variant="outline"
        class="ms-auto"
        :label="isHorizontal ? 'Start' : 'Top'"
        @click="scrollToStart"
      />
    </div>

    <!-- Horizontal: the header sits left of the cards (in the row) so it scrolls away with them. -->
    <div :class="isHorizontal && 'flex'">
      <div
        v-if="isHorizontal"
        ref="title"
        class="w-72 shrink-0 flex flex-col justify-center gap-4 p-6 bg-elevated/50 border-r border-default"
      >
        <div>
          <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold text-highlighted">Members</h2>
          <p class="text-muted">This header scrolls away with the cards, sharing one scrollbar.</p>
        </div>
        <UBadge
          color="neutral"
          variant="subtle"
          class="self-start"
          :label="`${users.length} members`"
        />
      </div>

      <UScrollArea
        ref="scrollArea"
        v-slot="{ item, index }"
        :orientation="orientation"
        :items="users"
        :class="isHorizontal && 'h-48 shrink-0'"
        :virtualize="{
          scrollMargin,
          getScrollElement,
          estimateSize: itemSize,
          skipMeasurement: isHorizontal
        }"
      >
        <UPageCard
          class="rounded-none h-full"
          :class="[isHorizontal && 'w-64', index === currentMatch && 'bg-primary/10']"
        >
          <div
            class="flex gap-3 h-full min-w-0"
            :class="
              isHorizontal ? 'flex-col items-center justify-center text-center' : 'items-center'
            "
          >
            <UAvatar
              :src="item.image"
              :alt="item.firstName"
              :size="isHorizontal ? '2xl' : 'lg'"
              loading="lazy"
            />
            <div class="min-w-0">
              <p class="font-medium text-highlighted truncate">
                {{ item.firstName }} {{ item.lastName }}
              </p>
              <p class="text-sm text-muted truncate">
                {{ item.email }}
              </p>
            </div>
          </div>
        </UPageCard>
      </UScrollArea>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
Because the container owns the scroll, the toolbar's find and "Top" buttons scroll it directly with container.scrollTo.
The shadow prop has no effect in this mode, since the root no longer owns the scroll. Apply your own fade to the scroll container instead.

With programmatic scroll

You can use the exposed virtualizer to programmatically control scroll position.

<script setup lang="ts">
const items = computed(() => Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, i) => ({
  id: i + 1,
  title: `Item ${i + 1}`
})))

const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')

const targetIndex = ref(500)

function scrollToTop() {
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(0, { align: 'start', behavior: 'smooth' })
}

function scrollToBottom() {
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(items.value.length - 1, { align: 'end', behavior: 'smooth' })
}

function scrollToItem(index: number) {
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(index - 1, { align: 'center', behavior: 'smooth' })
}
</script>

<template>
  <div class="w-full">
    <UScrollArea
      v-slot="{ item, index }"
      ref="scrollArea"
      :items="items"
      :virtualize="{
        estimateSize: 72,
        skipMeasurement: true
      }"
      class="h-96 w-full"
    >
      <UPageCard
        v-bind="item"
        :variant="index % 2 === 0 ? 'soft' : 'outline'"
        class="rounded-none isolate"
        :class="[index === (targetIndex - 1) && 'bg-primary']"
      />
    </UScrollArea>

    <UFieldGroup size="sm" class="px-4 py-3 border-t border-muted w-full">
      <UButton icon="i-lucide-arrow-up-to-line" color="neutral" variant="outline" @click="scrollToTop">
        Top
      </UButton>
      <UButton icon="i-lucide-arrow-down-to-line" color="neutral" variant="outline" @click="scrollToBottom">
        Bottom
      </UButton>
      <UButton icon="i-lucide-navigation" color="neutral" variant="outline" @click="scrollToItem(targetIndex || 500)">
        Go to {{ targetIndex || 500 }}
      </UButton>
    </UFieldGroup>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref, computed, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'

const items = computed(() => Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, i) => ({
  id: i + 1,
  title: `Item ${i + 1}`
})))

const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')

const targetIndex = ref(500)

function scrollToTop() {
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(0, { align: 'start', behavior: 'smooth' })
}

function scrollToBottom() {
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(items.value.length - 1, { align: 'end', behavior: 'smooth' })
}

function scrollToItem(index: number) {
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(index - 1, { align: 'center', behavior: 'smooth' })
}
</script>

<template>
  <div class="w-full">
    <UScrollArea
      v-slot="{ item, index }"
      ref="scrollArea"
      :items="items"
      :virtualize="{
        estimateSize: 72,
        skipMeasurement: true
      }"
      class="h-96 w-full"
    >
      <UPageCard
        v-bind="item"
        :variant="index % 2 === 0 ? 'soft' : 'outline'"
        class="rounded-none isolate"
        :class="[index === (targetIndex - 1) && 'bg-primary']"
      />
    </UScrollArea>

    <UFieldGroup size="sm" class="px-4 py-3 border-t border-muted w-full">
      <UButton icon="i-lucide-arrow-up-to-line" color="neutral" variant="outline" @click="scrollToTop">
        Top
      </UButton>
      <UButton icon="i-lucide-arrow-down-to-line" color="neutral" variant="outline" @click="scrollToBottom">
        Bottom
      </UButton>
      <UButton icon="i-lucide-navigation" color="neutral" variant="outline" @click="scrollToItem(targetIndex || 500)">
        Go to {{ targetIndex || 500 }}
      </UButton>
    </UFieldGroup>
  </div>
</template>

With infinite scroll

You can use the useInfiniteScroll composable to load more data as the user scrolls.

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useInfiniteScroll } from '@vueuse/core'

type User = {
  id: number
  firstName: string
  lastName: string
  username: string
  email: string
  image: string
}

type UserResponse = {
  users: User[]
  total: number
  skip: number
  limit: number
}

const skip = ref(0)

const { data, status } = useLazyFetch(
  'https://dummyjson.com/users?limit=10&select=firstName,lastName,username,email,image',
  {
    key: 'scroll-area-users-infinite-scroll',
    params: { skip },
    transform: (data?: UserResponse) => {
      return data?.users
    },
    server: false
  }
)

const users = ref<User[]>([])

watch(data, () => {
  users.value = [...users.value, ...(data.value || [])]
})

const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')

onMounted(() => {
  useInfiniteScroll(
    scrollArea.value?.$el,
    () => {
      skip.value += 10
    },
    {
      distance: 200,
      canLoadMore: () => {
        return status.value !== 'pending'
      }
    }
  )
})
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    ref="scrollArea"
    v-slot="{ item }"
    :items="users"
    :virtualize="{
      estimateSize: 88,
      skipMeasurement: true
    }"
    class="h-96 w-full"
  >
    <UPageCard orientation="horizontal" class="rounded-none">
      <UUser
        :name="`${item.firstName} ${item.lastName}`"
        :description="item.email"
        :avatar="{ src: item.image, alt: item.firstName, loading: 'lazy' as const }"
        size="lg"
      />
    </UPageCard>
  </UScrollArea>

  <UProgress
    v-if="status === 'pending' || status === 'idle'"
    indeterminate
    size="xs"
    class="absolute top-0 inset-x-0 z-1"
    :ui="{ base: 'bg-default' }"
  />
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref, watch, onMounted, useTemplateRef } from 'vue'
import { useInfiniteScroll } from '@vueuse/core'

type User = {
  id: number
  firstName: string
  lastName: string
  username: string
  email: string
  image: string
}

type UserResponse = {
  users: User[]
  total: number
  skip: number
  limit: number
}

const skip = ref(0)

const { data, status } = useLazyFetch(
  'https://dummyjson.com/users?limit=10&select=firstName,lastName,username,email,image',
  {
    key: 'scroll-area-users-infinite-scroll',
    params: { skip },
    transform: (data?: UserResponse) => {
      return data?.users
    },
    server: false
  }
)

const users = ref<User[]>([])

watch(data, () => {
  users.value = [...users.value, ...(data.value || [])]
})

const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')

onMounted(() => {
  useInfiniteScroll(
    scrollArea.value?.$el,
    () => {
      skip.value += 10
    },
    {
      distance: 200,
      canLoadMore: () => {
        return status.value !== 'pending'
      }
    }
  )
})
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea
    ref="scrollArea"
    v-slot="{ item }"
    :items="users"
    :virtualize="{
      estimateSize: 88,
      skipMeasurement: true
    }"
    class="h-96 w-full"
  >
    <UPageCard orientation="horizontal" class="rounded-none">
      <UUser
        :name="`${item.firstName} ${item.lastName}`"
        :description="item.email"
        :avatar="{ src: item.image, alt: item.firstName, loading: 'lazy' as const }"
        size="lg"
      />
    </UPageCard>
  </UScrollArea>

  <UProgress
    v-if="status === 'pending' || status === 'idle'"
    indeterminate
    size="xs"
    class="absolute top-0 inset-x-0 z-1"
    :ui="{ base: 'bg-default' }"
  />
</template>
This example uses useLazyFetch with server: false to fetch data on the client without blocking the initial render. The loading state checks for both pending and idle status to display a loading indicator before and during the fetch. Additional pages are loaded as the user scrolls.

With default slot

You can use the default slot without the items prop to render custom scrollable content directly.

Section 1
Custom content without using the items prop.
Section 2
Custom content without using the items prop.
Section 3
Custom content without using the items prop.
Section 4
Custom content without using the items prop.
Section 5
Custom content without using the items prop.
Section 6
Custom content without using the items prop.
<template>
  <UScrollArea class="h-96 w-full" :ui="{ viewport: 'gap-4 p-4' }">
    <UPageCard title="Section 1" description="Custom content without using the items prop." />
    <UPageCard title="Section 2" description="Custom content without using the items prop." />
    <UPageCard title="Section 3" description="Custom content without using the items prop." />
    <UPageCard title="Section 4" description="Custom content without using the items prop." />
    <UPageCard title="Section 5" description="Custom content without using the items prop." />
    <UPageCard title="Section 6" description="Custom content without using the items prop." />
  </UScrollArea>
</template>

API

Props

Prop Default Type
as'div'any

The element or component this component should render as.

orientation'vertical' "vertical" | "horizontal"

The scroll direction.

items T[]

Array of items to render.

virtualizefalseboolean | ScrollAreaVirtualizeOptions

Enable virtualization for large lists.

shadowfalseboolean | { size?: number ; } | undefined

Display fade shadows on the scrollable edges to indicate more content. Pass an object to configure the shadow size (in px).

ui { root?: SlotClass; viewport?: SlotClass; item?: SlotClass; }

Slots

Slot Type
default{ item: T; index: number; virtualItem?: VirtualItem | undefined; } | { item: T; index: 0; }

Emits

Event Type
scroll[isScrolling: boolean]

Expose

You can access the typed component instance using useTemplateRef.

<script setup lang="ts">
const scrollArea = useTemplateRef('scrollArea')

// Scroll to a specific item
function scrollToItem(index: number) {
  scrollArea.value?.virtualizer?.scrollToIndex(index, { align: 'center' })
}
</script>

<template>
  <UScrollArea ref="scrollArea" :items="items" virtualize />
</template>

This will give you access to the following:

NameTypeDescription
$elHTMLElementThe root element of the component.
virtualizerRef<Virtualizer> | undefinedThe TanStack Virtual virtualizer instance (undefined if virtualization is disabled).

Theme

app.config.ts
export default defineAppConfig({
  ui: {
    scrollArea: {
      slots: {
        root: 'relative outline-primary/25 focus-visible:outline-3',
        viewport: 'relative flex',
        item: ''
      },
      variants: {
        orientation: {
          vertical: {
            root: 'overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden',
            viewport: 'flex-col',
            item: ''
          },
          horizontal: {
            root: 'overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden',
            viewport: 'flex-row',
            item: ''
          }
        },
        externalScroll: {
          true: {
            root: 'overflow-visible'
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
})
vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
import ui from '@nuxt/ui/vite'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [
    vue(),
    ui({
      ui: {
        scrollArea: {
          slots: {
            root: 'relative outline-primary/25 focus-visible:outline-3',
            viewport: 'relative flex',
            item: ''
          },
          variants: {
            orientation: {
              vertical: {
                root: 'overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden',
                viewport: 'flex-col',
                item: ''
              },
              horizontal: {
                root: 'overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden',
                viewport: 'flex-row',
                item: ''
              }
            },
            externalScroll: {
              true: {
                root: 'overflow-visible'
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    })
  ]
})

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