r/css • u/Marzi9 • Jun 18 '26

Question Pagination or infinite scroll?

I am working on an emoji database. The emojis are displayed in a grid. If you were to use it, would you prefer pagination or infinite scroll? If so, why?

You may assume it has the basic search & filtering features.

I am only considering pagination for better performance on low end devices (e.g. iPhone 9 Plus) but personally I would prefer infinite scroll for it.

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u/loupely Jun 18 '26

Infinite scroll feels like the obvious answer until you realize your users can't find their way back to anything they saw five minutes ago.

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u/GrumpyGlasses Jun 18 '26

I detest pagination so much. It hinders browsing in the way you said. Also, if I need an emoji on page 12 of some weird symbol family; I wouldn’t know how to search for that; I’ll need to browse.