A scrolling list is a series of items contained in a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows the text to be moved up, down, or across a display screen by moving a scrollbar, with new text appearing on the screen as old text disappears. Although MOS:SCROLL disfavors scrolling lists in article space because article content should be accessible on a variety of devices whereas a scrolling list hides some text, a scrolling list may be used in project namespace, such as at AfD, and other Wikipedia namespaces. For example, long lists posted at WP:AfD may be revised to be a scrolling list where it would make the AfD discussion easier to read. Tall images, wide images, and category content tables also may be scrolled.

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This help page is a how-to guide. It details processes or procedures of some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms and practices. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, and may reflect varying levels of consensus and vetting.

Shortcut WP:SCROLLING

Scrolling lists should not be used in article space. This includes reference lists, tables and lists of article content, image galleries, and image captions.

This page in a nutshell: A scrolling list can be inserted into project pages, and other Wikipedia pages to make some text visible while hiding other text from that same list

• MediaWiki:Categoriespagetext – category content table scrolling
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Hidden text – text that is visible when editing, but not on the saved page
• Help:Reference display customization – enable scrolling for article reference lists
• {{Panorama}}, {{Tall image}}, and {{Wide image}} – scrolling image templates
• {{Pre}} – template that wraps text that overflows the page
• {{Scroll box}} – template that creates a scroll-box within a page that allows for large content to be limited to a given number of pixels on the page
• {{Scrollable}} – embeds content in a scrollable area
• Refbox – Refbox template deletion discussion
• Scrollref – Scrollref template deletion discussion