How can I make a section in Webflow have horizontal scrolling and ensure that the sticky CSS effect keeps the content centered on the screen?

To create a horizontally scrolling section in Webflow while keeping the content centered using sticky positioning, follow these key steps:

1. Create the Section Structure

• Add a Section to your Webflow page and give it a class (e.g., horizontal-scroll-section).
• Inside the section, add a Div Block (e.g., scroll-container) that will serve as the horizontal scroll wrapper.
• Within the scroll-container, add another Div Block (e.g., scroll-content) that holds the actual content you want to scroll horizontally.
• Add multiple child elements or blocks inside scroll-content to create the scroll items.

2. Style the Scroll Container

• Set scroll-container to:
• Position: Sticky
• Top: 0 (or desired offset)
• Overflow: Hidden
• Height: 100vh (to stay full screen)
• This keeps the container fixed while the page scrolls vertically through the horizontal content.

3. Set Up Horizontal Scroll Content

• Set scroll-content to:
• Display: Flex (horizontal layout)
• Flex Direction: Row
• Width: A large value based on content, e.g., 400vw if you have four full-width sections.
• Will-change: Transform (optional, for performance)

4. Create the Horizontal Scroll Effect with Scrolling

• Add a Spacer Section or Wrapper Div after the sticky container that is:
• As tall as the horizontal scroll content is wide. For example, if scroll-content is 400vw wide, the spacer's height should also be 400vh.
• Add Webflow's while scrolling in view animation (or use custom interactions) to:
• Animate scroll-content along the X-axis as the user scrolls down the spacer.
• This creates an illusion of sideways movement while scrolling vertically.

5. Center Content in View While Scrolling

• Each child inside scroll-content should have:
• Width: 100vw (full browser width)
• Display: Flex
• Justify Content: Center
• Align Items: Center
• This ensures each "slide" or block is centered on screen.

6. Optional: Improve Interaction & Performance

• Use Webflow’s native IX2 interactions to sync vertical scroll to horizontal X movement.
• Add lazy loading for images (loading="lazy") to optimize performance.
• Avoid overflow: scroll on the main scroll container if manually scrolling isn’t required.

Summary

To achieve a horizontally scrolling section with sticky-centered content in Webflow, use a sticky container holding a wide flex row of content, and animate the horizontal movement based on vertical scroll. Ensure each scrolling block is full-width and centered using flex styling.