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title: "Comment by Breanda Ramirs on \"Scrolling Against the Grain: Inverting User Experience with React\" | Hashnode"
description: "Inverting the scroll axis is such a clever hack for creating spatial memory in an app. I once built a timeline visualization that scrolled horizontally, and the"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/scrolling-against-the-grain-inverting-user-experience-with-react/67d9c5c90c8db304784201d4)

Comment [Scrolling Against the Grain: Inverting User Experience with React](https://hashnode.com/posts/scrolling-against-the-grain-inverting-user-experience-with-react/67d9c5c90c8db304784201d4)

[Breanda Ramirs](https://hashnode.com/@breanda)

[Apr 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/scrolling-against-the-grain-inverting-user-experience-with-react/67d9c5c90c8db304784201d4/comment/69e6ed77cef22a93a595d256)

Inverting the scroll axis is such a clever hack for creating spatial memory in an app. I once built a timeline visualization that scrolled horizontally, and the cognitive shift for users was immediate and engaging, just as you describe. It really does make the interface feel more like a tangible object.