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Scrollspy

Automatically update Bootstrap navigation or list group components based on scroll position to indicate which link is currently active in the viewport.

Example in navbar

Scroll the area below the navbar and watch the active class change. The dropdown items will be highlighted as well.

First heading

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Second heading

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Third heading

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Fourth heading

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Fifth heading

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

<nav id="navbar-example2" class="navbar navbar-light bg-light px-3">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
        <ul class="nav nav-pills">
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#scrollspyHeading1">First</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item">
                <a class="nav-link" href="#scrollspyHeading2">Second</a>
            </li>
            <li class="nav-item dropdown">
                <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" href="#" role="button" aria-expanded="false">Dropdown</a>
                <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#scrollspyHeading3">Third</a></li>
                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#scrollspyHeading4">Fourth</a></li>
                    <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
                    <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#scrollspyHeading5">Fifth</a></li>
                </ul>
            </li>
        </ul>
</nav>
<div data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#navbar-example2" data-bs-offset="0" class="scrollspy-example" tabindex="0">
    <h4 id="scrollspyHeading1">First heading</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="scrollspyHeading2">Second heading</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="scrollspyHeading3">Third heading</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="scrollspyHeading4">Fourth heading</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="scrollspyHeading5">Fifth heading</h4>
    <p>...</p>
</div>

Example with nested nav

Scrollspy also works with nested .navs. If a nested .nav is .active, its parents will also be .active. Scroll the area next to the navbar and watch the active class change.

Item 1

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 1-1

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 1-2

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 2

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 3

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 3-1

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 3-2

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

<nav id="navbar-example3" class="navbar navbar-light bg-light flex-column align-items-stretch p-3">
    <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a>
    <nav class="nav nav-pills flex-column">
        <a class="nav-link" href="#item-1">Item 1</a>
        <nav class="nav nav-pills flex-column">
            <a class="nav-link ms-3 my-1" href="#item-1-1">Item 1-1</a>
            <a class="nav-link ms-3 my-1" href="#item-1-2">Item 1-2</a>
        </nav>
        <a class="nav-link" href="#item-2">Item 2</a>
        <a class="nav-link" href="#item-3">Item 3</a>
        <nav class="nav nav-pills flex-column">
            <a class="nav-link ms-3 my-1" href="#item-3-1">Item 3-1</a>
            <a class="nav-link ms-3 my-1" href="#item-3-2>Item 3-2</a>
        </nav>
    </nav>
</nav>
<div data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#navbar-example3" data-bs-offset="0" tabindex="0">
    <h4 id="item-1Item 1"></h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h5 id="item-1-1">Item 1-1</h5>
    <p>...</p>
    <h5 id="item-1-2">Item 1-2</h5>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="item-2>Item 2</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="item-3">Item 3</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h5 id="item-3-1">Item 3-1</h5>
    <p>...</p>
    <h5 id="item-3-2">Item 3-2</h5>
    <p>...</p>
</div>

Example with list-group

Item 1

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 2

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 3

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

Item 4

This is some placeholder content for the scrollspy page. Note that as you scroll down the page, the appropriate navigation link is highlighted. It's repeated throughout the component example. We keep adding some more example copy here to emphasize the scrolling and highlighting.

<div id="list-example" class="list-group">
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" href="#list-item-1">Item 1</a>
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" href="#list-item-2">Item 2</a>
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" href="#list-item-3">Item 3</a>
    <a class="list-group-item list-group-item-action" href="#list-item-4">Item 4</a>
</div>
<div data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#list-example" data-bs-offset="0" class="scrollspy-example" tabindex="0">
    <h4 id="list-item-1">Item 1</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="list-item-2">Item 2</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="list-item-3">Item 3</h4>
    <p>...</p>
    <h4 id="list-item-4">Item 4</h4>
    <p>...</p>
</div>