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Hide scroll bar, but while still being able to scroll


I want to be able to scroll through the whole page, but without the scrollbar being shown.

In Google Chrome it's:

::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

But Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer don't seem to work like that.

I also tried this in CSS:

overflow: hidden;

That does hide the scrollbar, but I can't scroll any more.

Is there a way I can remove the scrollbar while still being able to scroll the whole page?

With just CSS or HTML, please.


Solution

  • Just a test which is working fine.

    #parent{
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
    }
    
    #child{
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        overflow-y: scroll;
        padding-right: 17px; /* Increase/decrease this value for cross-browser compatibility */
        box-sizing: content-box; /* So the width will be 100% + 17px */
    }
    

    Working Fiddle

    JavaScript:

    Since the scrollbar width differs in different browsers, it is better to handle it with JavaScript. If you do Element.offsetWidth - Element.clientWidth, the exact scrollbar width will show up.

    JavaScript Working Fiddle

    Or

    Using Position: absolute,

    #parent{
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
        position: relative;
    }
    
    #child{
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: -17px; /* Increase/Decrease this value for cross-browser compatibility */
        overflow-y: scroll;
    }
    

    Working Fiddle

    JavaScript Working Fiddle

    Information:

    Based on this answer, I created a simple scroll plugin.