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> Within components, I also agree but I've found it hard to push back when a design calls for scrollbars because the alternative is... what?

Accessibility. Mention that blind users will be unable to utilize the site without a lot of additional work and you can usually kill it dead.

Custom scrollbars are such a niche thing that usually nobody is married to the idea - I've found it quite easy in the past to kill off those sorts of weird quirks in design with just that word... If you still have issues mention that mobile browsers often do a lot of customization around bounce scrolling and the like. Building this design choice out now likely means that whenever Apple releases a new phone it's quite possible that your site look antiquated and requires some major reworks.



are blind users impacted by styling scrollbars with css or even hiding/showing them?


I'm not certain. Are you willing to spend a week of your life testing every different screen reader to make sure your site doesn't break one?


No need I can tell you the answer: No they are not affected. Feel free to make your scrollbars blue green with a red border and rounded edges. The content is still as accessible




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