CSS scroll-margin-inline-start Property - Playground Example

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style type="text/css">body {
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial;
    padding: 24px;
    color: #222;
}

.links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.links a {
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 8px 12px;
    background: #0366d6;
    color: white;
    border-radius: 6px;
}

.track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    padding: 16px;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 8px;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

.card {
    min-width: 220px;
    min-height: 120px;
    background: #f3f4f6;
    border-radius: 8px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-weight: 700;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
}

/* This element will be offset from the inline-start edge when scrolled into view */
.with-margin {
    scroll-margin-inline-start: 80px;
    background: #cfe8ff;
}
</style></head><body><nav class="links">
    <a href="#item-2">Scroll to item 2 (no margin)</a>
    <a href="#item-4">Scroll to item 4 (with scroll-margin-inline-start)</a>
</nav>

<div class="track" tabindex="0">
    <section id="item-1" class="card">Item 1</section>
    <section id="item-2" class="card">Item 2</section>
    <section id="item-3" class="card">Item 3</section>
    <section id="item-4" class="card with-margin">Item 4 (margin)</section>
    <section id="item-5" class="card">Item 5</section>
</div></body></html>