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# showsScrollIndicator

Shows a scroll indicator along the side of an element appropriate for the user’s
specified language.

## Overview

For left-to-right languages, the scroll indicator is on the right side of the element.
For right-to-left languages, the scroll indicator is on the left side of the element.

### Values for showsScrollIndicator

- Boolean: When set to `true`, displays the scroll indicator.

### Elements that Use showsScrollIndicator

- [description](/documentation/TVML/description) element inside of a `descriptiveAlertTemplate` element.

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