---
title: Interactivity
description: JSX style props to enhance interactivity on an element
---

## Accent Color

Use the `accentColor` prop to set the accent color for browser generated
user-interface controls.

```jsx
// hardcoded
<label>
  <chakra.input type="checkbox" accentColor="#3b82f6" />
</label>

// token value
<label>
  <chakra.input type="checkbox" accentColor="blue.500" />
</label>
```

| Prop          | CSS Property   | Token Category |
| ------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
| `accentColor` | `accent-color` | `colors`       |

## Appearance

Use the `appearance` prop to set the appearance of an element.

```jsx
<chakra.select appearance="none">
  <option value="1">Option 1</option>
  <option value="2">Option 2</option>
  <option value="3">Option 3</option>
</chakra.select>
```

| Prop         | CSS Property | Token Category |
| ------------ | ------------ | -------------- |
| `appearance` | `appearance` | -              |

## Caret Color

Use the `caretColor` prop to set the color of the text cursor (caret) in an
input or textarea

```jsx
// hardcoded
<chakra.input caretColor="#3b82f6" />

// token value
<chakra.input caretColor="blue.500" />
```

| Prop         | CSS Property  | Token Category |
| ------------ | ------------- | -------------- |
| `caretColor` | `caret-color` | `colors`       |

## Cursor

Use the `cursor` prop to set the mouse cursor image to show when the mouse
pointer is over an element.

```jsx
<Box cursor="pointer" />
```

| Prop     | CSS Property | Token Category |
| -------- | ------------ | -------------- |
| `cursor` | `cursor`     | -              |

## Pointer Events

Use the `pointerEvents` prop to control how pointer events are handled on an
element.

```jsx
<Box pointerEvents="none">Can't click me</Box>
```

| Prop            | CSS Property     | Token Category |
| --------------- | ---------------- | -------------- |
| `pointerEvents` | `pointer-events` | -              |

## Resize

Use the `resize` prop to control whether an element is resizable, and if so, in
which directions.

```jsx
<chakra.textarea resize="both" />
<chakra.textarea resize="horizontal" />
<chakra.textarea resize="vertical" />
```

| Prop     | CSS Property | Token Category |
| -------- | ------------ | -------------- |
| `resize` | `resize`     | -              |

## Scrollbar

Use the `scrollbar` prop to customize the appearance of scrollbars.

```jsx
<Box scrollbar="hidden" maxH="100px" overflowY="auto">
  Scrollbar hidden
</Box>
```

## Scroll Behavior

Use the `scrollBehavior` prop to set the behavior for a scrolling box when
scrolling is triggered by the navigation or JavaScript code.

```jsx
<Box maxH="100px" overflowY="auto" scrollBehavior="smooth">
  <div>Scroll me</div>
</Box>
```

| Prop             | CSS Property      | Token Category |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | -------------- |
| `scrollBehavior` | `scroll-behavior` | -              |

## Scroll Margin

Use the `scrollMargin*` prop to set margins around scroll containers.

```jsx
<Box maxH="100px" overflowY="auto" scrollMarginY="2">
  Scrollbar Container with block padding
</Box>
```

| Prop                                  | CSS Property                 | Token Category |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------- |
| `scrollMarginX` ,`scrollMarginInline` | `scroll-margin-inline`       | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginInlineStart`             | `scroll-margin-inline-start` | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginInlineEnd`               | `scroll-margin-inline-end`   | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginY` , `scrollMarginBlock` | `scroll-margin-block`        | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginBlockStart`              | `scroll-margin-block-start`  | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginBlockEnd`                | `scroll-margin-block-end`    | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginLeft`                    | `scroll-margin-left`         | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginRight`                   | `scroll-margin-right`        | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginTop`                     | `scroll-margin-top`          | `spacing`      |
| `scrollMarginBottom`                  | `scroll-margin-bottom`       | `spacing`      |

## Scroll Padding

Use the `scrollPadding*` prop to set padding inside scroll containers.

```jsx
<Box maxH="100px" overflowY="auto" scrollPaddingY="2">
  Scrollbar Container with block padding
</Box>
```

| Prop                                     | CSS Property                  | Token Category |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | -------------- |
| `scrollPaddingX` , `scrollPaddingInline` | `scroll-padding-inline`       | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingInlineStart`               | `scroll-padding-inline-start` | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingInlineEnd`                 | `scroll-padding-inline-end`   | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingY` , `scrollPaddingBlock`  | `scroll-padding-block`        | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingBlockStart`                | `scroll-padding-block-start`  | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingBlockEnd`                  | `scroll-padding-block-end`    | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingLeft`                      | `scroll-padding-left`         | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingRight`                     | `scroll-padding-right`        | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingTop`                       | `scroll-padding-top`          | `spacing`      |
| `scrollPaddingBottom`                    | `scroll-padding-bottom`       | `spacing`      |

## Scroll Snap Margin

Use the `scrollSnapMargin*` prop to set margins around scroll containers.

```jsx
<Box maxH="100px" overflowY="auto" scrollSnapMarginY="2">
  Scrollbar Container with block padding
</Box>
```

| Prop                     | CSS Property           | Token Category |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------- | -------------- |
| `scrollSnapMargin`       | `scroll-margin`        | `spacing`      |
| `scrollSnapMarginTop`    | `scroll-margin-top`    | `spacing`      |
| `scrollSnapMarginBottom` | `scroll-margin-bottom` | `spacing`      |
| `scrollSnapMarginLeft`   | `scroll-margin-left`   | `spacing`      |
| `scrollSnapMarginRight`  | `scroll-margin-right`  | `spacing`      |

## Scroll Snap Type

Use the `scrollSnapType` prop to control how strictly snap points are enforced
in a scroll container.

```jsx
<Box maxH="100px" overflowY="auto" scrollSnapType="x">
  Scroll container with x snap type
</Box>
```

| Value  |                                      |
| ------ | ------------------------------------ |
| `none` | `none`                               |
| `x`    | `x var(--scroll-snap-strictness)`    |
| `y`    | `y var(--scroll-snap-strictness)`    |
| `both` | `both var(--scroll-snap-strictness)` |

## Scroll Snap Strictness

Use the `scrollSnapStrictness` prop to set the scroll snap strictness of an
element. This requires `scrollSnapType` to be set to `x`,`y` or `both`.

It's values can be `mandatory` or `proximity` values, and maps to
`var(--scroll-snap-strictness)`.

```jsx
<Box maxH="100px" overflowY="auto" scrollSnapStrictness="proximity">
  <Box>Item 1</Box>
  <Box>Item 2</Box>
</Box>
```

| Prop                   | CSS Property               | Token Category |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------- |
| `scrollSnapStrictness` | `--scroll-snap-strictness` | -              |

## Touch Action

Use the `touchAction` prop to control how an element's region can be manipulated
by a touchscreen user

```jsx
<Box touchAction="none" />
```

| Prop          | CSS Property   | Token Category |
| ------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
| `touchAction` | `touch-action` | -              |

## User Select

Use the `userSelect` prop to control whether the user can select text within an
element.

```jsx
<Box userSelect="none">
  <p>Can't Select me</p>
</Box>
```

| Prop         | CSS Property  | Token Category |
| ------------ | ------------- | -------------- |
| `userSelect` | `user-select` | -              |

## Will Change

Use the `willChange` prop to hint browsers how an element's property is expected
to change.

```jsx
<Box willChange="transform" />
```

| Prop         | CSS Property  | Token Category |
| ------------ | ------------- | -------------- |
| `willChange` | `will-change` | -              |