---
title: "Day 53: disabling pull-to-refresh"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/day-53-disabling-pull-to-refresh-pgnd7mwnm
source_url: https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2022/100daysof-day53
type: article
source: "Manuel Matuzović"
published: 2026-06-22T14:42:29.016Z
updated: 2026-06-22T14:45:02.962Z
tags: ["css"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Day 53: disabling pull-to-refresh

**[Manuel Matuzović](https://daily.dev/sources/matuzo)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The CSS `overscroll-behavior` property can be used to disable pull-to-refresh on mobile browsers. Setting `overscroll-behavior: none` on both `<html>` and `<body>` is necessary for cross-browser compatibility — Chrome requires it on `<body>` while Safari requires it on `<html>`. The post advises using this only when it genuinely benefits users, not as a default.

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