---
title: "How to Create a Shrinking Header on Scroll Without JavaScript"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-create-a-shrinking-header-on-scroll-without-javascript-oevpab8fg
source_url: https://css-tricks.com/how-to-create-a-shrinking-header-on-scroll-without-javascript/
type: article
source: "CSS-Tricks"
published: 2021-02-16T22:00:16.496Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["javascript", "containers"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 43
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# How to Create a Shrinking Header on Scroll Without JavaScript

**[CSS-Tricks](https://daily.dev/sources/css_tricks)** · 2 min read · 43 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

Sticky headers are a way to shrink a website’s header without using JavaScript. The inner container contains all the header elements, such as the logo and the navigation. The outer container is in a way the actual header, while the only function of the parent element is to make the header taller.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@halcolo** · 3 upvotes

> Useful and interesting to know new ways to do different thinks without JS.

**@faisalali19** · 2 upvotes

> Awesome will try it in next project.

**@idoshamun** · 0 upvotes

> What an awesome trick!

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