HTML Frame Scrolling: Legacy scrolling Attribute
scrolling attribute on <frame> should not be used for new pages.Classic frames could use scrolling="yes", scrolling="no" or scrolling="auto" to influence whether scrollbars appeared inside a frame.
Historical scrolling syntax Top ↑
<frameset cols="50%,50%">
<frame src="frame1src.html" scrolling="yes">
<frame src="frame2src.html" scrolling="auto">
</frameset>Scrolling with a modern iframe Top ↑
Use a normal <iframe>. Browsers handle the embedded document's scrolling as needed. The obsolete frame-era scrolling attribute is not the modern control to teach.
CSS applied to the iframe styles the iframe element itself. The content inside an iframe is a separate document; its own CSS controls overflow inside that document when you control the embedded page.
Frequently Asked Questions Top ↑
Should I use scrolling="no" on a new iframe?
No. Avoid old frame-era scrolling markup.
Can parent-page CSS directly style the contents of any iframe?
No. The iframe contains a separate document, and cross-origin security rules can also restrict access.
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