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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T19:08:50+00:00 2026-05-25T19:08:50+00:00

Is there an easy way to get the width of a scrollbar using javascript

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Is there an easy way to get the width of a scrollbar using javascript / jquery ?
I need to get the width of a div that overflows + whatever width the scroll bar is.

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    2026-05-25T19:08:51+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 7:08 pm

    if you’re using jquery, try this:

    function getScrollbarWidth() 
    {
        var div = $('<div style="width:50px;height:50px;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:-200px;left:-200px;"><div style="height:100px;"></div></div>'); 
        $('body').append(div); 
        var w1 = $('div', div).innerWidth(); 
        div.css('overflow-y', 'auto'); 
        var w2 = $('div', div).innerWidth(); 
        $(div).remove(); 
        return (w1 - w2);
    }
    

    i’m using this in the project i’m working on and it works like a charm. it gets the scrollbar-width by:

    1. appending a div with overflowing content to the body (in a non-visible area, -200px to top/left)
    2. set overflow to hidden
    3. get the width
    4. set overflow to auto (to get scrollbars)
    5. get the width
    6. substract both widths to get width of the scrollbar

    so what you’ll have to do is getting the width of your div ($('#mydiv').width()) and add the scrollbar-width:

    var completewidth = $('#mydiv').width() + getScrollbarWidth();
    
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