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Lenis Scroll-To Anchor

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Category
Scroll
Last Updated
Feb 2, 2026

Overview

This script smooths anchor navigation with Lenis, turning abrupt jumps into fluid, controlled scroll transitions that feel deliberate and refined.

Setup

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Add External Scripts

Copy & paste the scripts before the </body> tag of your project. If you added them before for another setup, skip this step.

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Add HTML

Place the code in an HTML widget or add it through Elementor → Custom Code (before the closing </body> tag) either globally or only on selected pages.

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Add custom CSS

Paste the code through the page or site settings, or add it via Elementor → Custom Code (before </body>) for broader use.

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Add custom Javascript

Paste the script through Elementor → Custom Code (set to load after </body>) for site-wide or page-specific loading.

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {

  if (document.body.classList.contains("elementor-editor-active")) return;

  const lenis = window.ouLenis;
  if (!lenis) return;

  // Anchor scroll duration
  const anchorDuration = 1.2;

  // Anchor offset from top
  const anchorOffset = 0;

  document.addEventListener("click", e => {
    const link = e.target.closest('a[href^="#"]');
    if (!link) return;

    const href = link.getAttribute("href");
    if (href === "#" || !href.startsWith("#")) return;

    const target = document.querySelector(href);
    if (!target) return;

    e.preventDefault();

    lenis.scrollTo(target, {
      duration: anchorDuration,
      offset: anchorOffset,
      easing: t => 1 - Math.pow(1 - t, 3)
    });
  });

});
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Add custom PHP

Place the PHP snippet inside your theme’s functions.php or using any code snippet to enable logic.

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Publish and preview live

Some solutions only work on the live site. Always publish and test after each change, as results may not appear in the editor.

These options control how anchor scrolling behaves.

Anchor Duration

The anchorDuration value is a number in seconds (for example, 1.2) and defines how long the anchor scroll animation takes, with higher values creating slower, more cinematic movement and lower values keeping it quick and direct.

Anchor Offset

The anchorOffset value is a number in pixels (for example, 80) and controls how far from the top the scroll stops when navigating to an anchor, which is useful when a sticky header might otherwise overlap the target section.