Introduction

This is our take on smooth scroll, lightweight, hard-working, smooth as butter scroll. See Demo.

Installation

JavaScript

using a package manager:

$ npm i @studio-freight/lenis

import Lenis from '@studio-freight/lenis'

using scripts:

<script src="https://unpkg.com/@studio-freight/lenis@1.0.34/dist/lenis.min.js"></script> 

Setup

Basic:

const lenis = new Lenis()

lenis.on('scroll', (e) => {
  console.log(e)
})

function raf(time) {
  lenis.raf(time)
  requestAnimationFrame(raf)
}

requestAnimationFrame(raf)

GSAP ScrollTrigger:

const lenis = new Lenis()

lenis.on('scroll', (e) => {
  console.log(e)
})

lenis.on('scroll', ScrollTrigger.update)

gsap.ticker.add((time)=>{
  lenis.raf(time * 1000)
})

gsap.ticker.lagSmoothing(0)

React:

See documentation for react-lenis.

Instance settings

Option	Type	Default	Description
wrapper	HTMLElement, Window	window	The element that will be used as the scroll container
content	HTMLElement	document.documentElement	The element that contains the content that will be scrolled, usually wrapper's direct child
eventsTarget	HTMLElement, Window	wrapper	The element that will listen to wheel and touch events
lerp	number	0.1	Linear interpolation (lerp) intensity (between 0 and 1)
duration	number	1.2	The duration of scroll animation (in seconds). Useless if lerp defined
easing	function	(t) => Math.min(1, 1.001 - Math.pow(2, -10 * t))	The easing function to use for the scroll animation, our default is custom but you can pick one from Easings.net. Useless if lerp defined
orientation	string	vertical	The orientation of the scrolling. Can be vertical or horizontal
gestureOrientation	string	vertical	The orientation of the gestures. Can be vertical, horizontal or both
smoothWheel	boolean	true	Whether or not to enable smooth scrolling for mouse wheel events
syncTouch	boolean	false	Mimic touch device scroll while allowing scroll sync (can be unstable on iOS<16)
syncTouchLerp	number	0.075	Lerp applied during syncTouch inertia
touchInertiaMultiplier	number	35	Manage the the strength of syncTouch inertia
wheelMultiplier	number	1	The multiplier to use for mouse wheel events
touchMultiplier	number	1	The multiplier to use for touch events
normalizeWheel	boolean	false	Normalize wheel inputs across browsers (not reliable atm)
infinite	boolean	false	Enable infinite scrolling!
autoResize	boolean	true	Resize instance automatically based on ResizeObserver. If false you must resize manually using .resize()

Instance Props

Property	Type	Description
animatedScroll	number	Current scroll value
dimensions	object	Dimensions instance
direction	number	1: scrolling up, -1: scrolling down
emitter	object	Emitter instance
options	object	Instance options
targetScroll	number	Target scroll value
time	number	Time elapsed since instance creation
actualScroll	number	Current scroll value registered by the browser
velocity	number	Current scroll velocity
isHorizontal (getter)	boolean	Whether or not the instance is horizontal
isScrolling (getter)	boolean	Whether or not the scroll is being animated
isSmooth (getter)	boolean	Whether or not the scroll is animated
isStopped (getter)	boolean	Whether or not the user should be able to scroll
limit (getter)	number	Maximum scroll value
progress (getter)	number	Scroll progress from 0 to 1
rootElement (getter)	HTMLElement	Element on which Lenis is instanced
scroll (getter)	number	Current scroll value (handles infinite scroll if activated)
className (getter)	string	rootElement className

Instance Methods

Method	Description	Arguments
raf(time)	Must be called every frame for internal usage.	time: in ms
scrollTo(target, options)	Scroll to target.	target: goal to reach number: value to scroll in pixels string: CSS selector or keyword (top, left, start, bottom, right, end) HTMLElement: DOM element options offset(number): equivalent to scroll-padding-top lerp(number): animation lerp intensity duration(number): animation duration (in seconds) easing(function): animation easing immediate(boolean): ignore duration, easing and lerp lock(boolean): whether or not to prevent the user from scrolling until the target is reached force(boolean): reach target even if instance is stopped onComplete(function): called when the target is reached
on(id, function)	id can be any of the following instance events to listen.
stop()	Pauses the scroll
start()	Resumes the scroll
resize()	Compute internal sizes, it has to be used if autoResize option is false.
destroy()	Destroys the instance and removes all events.

Instance Events

Event	Callback Arguments
scroll	Lenis instance

Recommended CSS

html.lenis {
  height: auto;
}

.lenis.lenis-smooth {
  scroll-behavior: auto !important;
}

.lenis.lenis-smooth [data-lenis-prevent] {
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

.lenis.lenis-stopped {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.lenis.lenis-scrolling iframe {
  pointer-events: none;
}

Considerations

Nested scroll

<div data-lenis-prevent>scroll content</div>

<div data-lenis-prevent-wheel>scroll content</div>

<div data-lenis-prevent-touch>scroll content</div>

Anchor links

<a href="#anchor" onclick="lenis.scrollTo('#anchor')">scroll to anchor</a>

Limitations

• no support for CSS scroll-snap
• capped to 60fps on Safari (source)
• smooth scroll will stop working over iframe since they don't forward wheel events
• position fixed seems to lag on MacOS Safari pre-M1 (source)

Tutorials

• Scroll Animation Ideas for Image Grids by Codrops
• How to Animate SVG Shapes on Scroll by Codrops
• The BEST smooth scrolling library for your Webflow website! (Lenis) by Diego Toda de Oliveira
• Easy smooth scroll in @Webflow with Lenis + GSAP ScrollTrigger tutorial by También Studio

Plugins

• Loconative-scroll by Quentin Hocde
• react-lenis by Studio Freight
• r3f-scroll-rig by 14islands
• Lenis Scroll Snap Plugin by Funkhaus
• locomotive-scroll by Locomotive
• vue-lenis by ZEOKKU
• nuxt-lenis by Milkshake Studio

Lenis in use

• Lunchbox by Studio Freight
• Easol by Studio Freight
• Dragonfly by Studio Freight
• Yuga Labs by Antinomy Studio
• Quentin Hocde's Portfolio by Quentin Hocde
• Houses Of by Félix P. & Shelby Kay
• Shelby Kay's Portfolio by Shelby Kay
• Heights Agency Portfolio by Francesco Michelini
• Goodship by Studio Freight
• Flayks' Portfolio by Félix P. & Shelby Kay
• Matt Rothenberg's portfolio by Matt Rothenberg
• Edoardo Lunardi's portfolio by Edoardo Lunardi
• DeSo by Studio Freight

Authors

This set of hooks is curated and maintained by the Studio Freight Darkroom team:

• Clément Roche (@clementroche_) – Studio Freight
• Guido Fier (@uido15) – Studio Freight
• Leandro Soengas (@lsoengas) - Studio Freight
• Franco Arza (@arzafran) - Studio Freight

License

The MIT License.