Scroll-to-top widgets (they can be as simple as `<a href="#">Scroll to top</a>`) are primarily for touchscreen users, especially those with motor disabilities.
I don't have a disability and I don't see how anyone could use a scrollbar on a phone. At least on an iPhone they seem purely for visualizing scroll position, not to change scroll position.
Scroll-to-top widgets can pose accessibility problems by inadvertently covering other page content, particularly focusable content. They might be helpful for some users on very long pages.
Michal Bryxí (npub1ndx…xu0k)
Curtis Wilcox
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2025-12-05 18:28:30 UTC
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