CSS scroll-snap-type Property - Playground Example

<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style type="text/css">/* Basic page styles */
.example {
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial;
  padding: 24px;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

h2 {
  margin: 0 0 12px 0;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: #111827;
}

/* Scroll snap container */
.snap-container {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding: 12px 0;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; /* key property */
  scroll-padding: 24px; /* optional: padding for snap alignment */
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

/* Individual snap items */
.card {
  flex: 0 0 320px; /* fixed width items */
  height: 180px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6EE7B7 0%, #3B82F6 100%);
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  scroll-snap-align: start; /* align each item to the start of the container */
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(2,6,23,0.12);
}

/* Optional: hide scrollbar in WebKit browsers */
.snap-container::-webkit-scrollbar {
  height: 8px;
}

.snap-container::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.12);
  border-radius: 999px;
}
</style></head><body><div class="example">
  <h2>Horizontal Scroll Snap</h2>
  <div class="snap-container" tabindex="0">
    <article class="card">Item 1</article>
    <article class="card">Item 2</article>
    <article class="card">Item 3</article>
    <article class="card">Item 4</article>
    <article class="card">Item 5</article>
    <article class="card">Item 6</article>
    <article class="card">Item 7</article>
    <article class="card">Item 8</article>
  </div>
</div></body></html>