Vertical Scroll Gallery Reel on Mobile

Code Toolkit
Written By Squarestylist Support

What You'll Create

A gallery reel that displays horizontally on desktop but transforms into a vertical stack on mobile devices. Each image takes up the full width and visitors simply scroll down to see more, matching natural mobile browsing behavior.

The Problem It Solves

Horizontal gallery reels can be awkward on mobile—small swipe targets and accidental horizontal scrolling frustrate visitors. This technique automatically switches to vertical scrolling on phones, making it effortless to browse through your images with standard thumb scrolling.

Perfect For

Photography portfolios, Product galleries, Mobile-first designs, Image showcases, Event galleries

What Makes This Different

Rather than forcing mobile users to swipe horizontally through a cramped carousel, this technique stacks each gallery image vertically. Each image displays at full width with proper proportions. Desktop visitors still get the sleek horizontal reel experience, but mobile visitors get a layout optimized for one-handed scrolling.

Details

  • Section Type: Fluid & Classic

  • Code Type: CSS

  • Prerequisites: Gallery reel block, Section anchor ID for targeting

  • Toolkit Title: Vertically Scroll Carousel Gallery Reel

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