{"id":27158,"date":"2022-10-05T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=27158"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:12:44","slug":"scroll-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/scroll-snap\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I get sections to snap in place on scrolling?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Scroll Snap feature allows you to stop the scroll of your page when the section reaches a defined point in the viewport. This is useful in full height sections where you wish to pause the user before they scroll to the next section similar to a slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enabling Scroll Snap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scroll Snap feature is enabled from Page Settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To access Scroll Snap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the canvas, click the Page Settings icon.<br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"231\" class=\"wp-image-157080\" style=\"width: 680px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Click-Page-settings-icon-for-post.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Click-Page-settings-icon-for-post.png 1005w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Click-Page-settings-icon-for-post-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Click-Page-settings-icon-for-post-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br>This opens the Page Settings options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"479\" class=\"wp-image-162935\" style=\"width: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Click-the-Advanced-tab.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Click-the-Advanced-tab.png 284w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Click-the-Advanced-tab-113x300.png 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the <strong>Scroll Snap<\/strong> field.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-image-162949\" style=\"width: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Open-the-Scroll-Snap-field-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Open-the-Scroll-Snap-field-1.png 283w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Open-the-Scroll-Snap-field-1-154x300.png 154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toggle Scroll Snap <strong>On<\/strong>.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" class=\"wp-image-162956\" style=\"width: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Toogle-snap-scroll-on.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Toogle-snap-scroll-on.png 283w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Toogle-snap-scroll-on-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Controls<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"393\" class=\"wp-image-162963\" style=\"width: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/scroll-snap-controls.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/scroll-snap-controls.png 280w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/scroll-snap-controls-137x300.png 137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scroll Snap<\/strong>: Toggle to enable the feature on the page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Snap Position<\/strong>: From the dropdown menu select the position you wish to stop the scroll from the following options: Top, Center, or Bottom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scroll Padding<\/strong>: Set the distance in PX you wish to offset the section from the position above (example: adjust to accommodate for a sticky header)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scroll Snap Stop<\/strong>: From the dropdown menu choose the behavior of the scroll snap from <strong>Normal<\/strong>, which is the default value and allows an element to be scrolled past without snapping, or <strong>Always<\/strong><em> <\/em>which will force the browser to snap to this element, even if the scroll would normally go past this element.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"callout-yellow\">Note: Scroll Snap only works with Pages edited with Elementor. 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