Scrollable lists can help manage datasets, create responsive designs, and
facilitate navigation. You can display smaller sets of items in your app
by using a finite scrolling list. To avoid performance issues with larger
datasets or a list of unknown length, see
[Lazily load data with lists and Paging](https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/quick-guides/content/lazily-load-list.md.txt).
## Results
 **Figure 1.** A vertical scrolling list.
## Version compatibility
This implementation requires that your project minSDK be set to API level 21 or
higher.
### Dependencies
## Create a vertical scrolling list
Use the following code to create a vertical scrolling list:
```kotlin
@Composable
private fun ScrollBoxes() {
Column(
modifier = Modifier
.background(Color.LightGray)
.size(100.dp)
.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
) {
repeat(10) {
Text("Item $it", modifier = Modifier.padding(2.dp))
}
}
}
```
### Key points about the code
- Sets the [`Column`](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/foundation/layout/Column.composable.md.txt#Column(androidx.compose.ui.Modifier,androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement.Vertical,androidx.compose.ui.Alignment.Horizontal,kotlin.Function1)) scrolling behavior with the [`verticalScroll`](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/foundation/verticalScroll.modifier.md.txt#(androidx.compose.ui.Modifier).verticalScroll(androidx.compose.foundation.ScrollState,kotlin.Boolean,androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.FlingBehavior,kotlin.Boolean)) modifier and the [`rememberScrollState`](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/foundation/rememberScrollState.composable.md.txt#rememberScrollState(kotlin.Int)) function.
- To create a horizontal scrolling list, create a [`Row`](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/foundation/layout/Row.composable.md.txt#Row(androidx.compose.ui.Modifier,androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement.Horizontal,androidx.compose.ui.Alignment.Vertical,kotlin.Function1)) with a [`horizontalScroll`](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/compose/foundation/horizontalScroll.modifier.md.txt#(androidx.compose.ui.Modifier).horizontalScroll(androidx.compose.foundation.ScrollState,kotlin.Boolean,androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.FlingBehavior,kotlin.Boolean)) modifier.
## Collections that contain this guide
This guide is part of these curated Quick Guide collections that cover
broader Android development goals:
 
### Display a list or grid
Lists and grids allow your app to display collections in a visually pleasing form that's easy for users to consume. [Quick guide collection](https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/quick-guides/collections/display-a-list-or-grid)  
### Display interactive components
Learn how composable functions can enable you to easily create beautiful UI components based on the Material Design design system. [Quick guide collection](https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/quick-guides/collections/display-interactive-components)  
### Compose basics (video collection)
This series of videos introduces various Compose APIs, quickly showing you what's available and how to use them. [Quick guide collection](https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/quick-guides/collections/compose-basics) 
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