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How to style scroll snap points with CSS

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Daniel Schwarz
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Scroll snapping is a CSS feature that enhances user interaction by allowing content to snap to specific scroll points, reducing unnecessary scrolling and preventing over-scrolling. This tutorial demonstrates how to implement scroll snapping using CSS properties without JavaScript, aiming for a more efficient solution. It covers the creation of HTML containers with snap points, styling snap targets, and the potential use of the upcoming :snapped CSS pseudo-selector for further styling. Despite its benefits, scroll snapping may not always enhance user experience unless users are familiar with it, and it's best employed on websites where it serves a practical purpose beyond aesthetics. Alternative methods using JavaScript, such as the Intersection Observer API, are available to achieve similar effects but may impact web performance slightly. The article also suggests keeping an eye on future developments like the snapChanging() and snapChanged() JavaScript events for additional functionality.