Overscroll
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A feature where content being scrolled goes beyond its end point and bounces back, giving the user visual feedback that the end has been reached. uncountable
"Disabling overscroll When you scroll a web page in the Android browser or mobile Safari, you'll notice that you can scroll past the end of the page. When you let go, the page springs back to the end position."
Verb
- 1 To perform this kind of scrolling and bouncing effect.
"A fling gesture can overscroll the content, before returning the content to the correct position."
Example
More examples"Disabling overscroll When you scroll a web page in the Android browser or mobile Safari, you'll notice that you can scroll past the end of the page. When you let go, the page springs back to the end position."
Etymology
From over- + scroll.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.