diff --git a/src/textual/scrollbar.py b/src/textual/scrollbar.py
index 2700419192..a105aa8370 100644
--- a/src/textual/scrollbar.py
+++ b/src/textual/scrollbar.py
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ def __rich_repr__(self) -> rich.repr.Result:
 
 
 class ScrollBarRender:
+    VERTICAL_BARS: ClassVar[list[str]] = ["▁", "▂", "▃", "▄", "▅", "▆", "▇", " "]
+    """Glyphs used for vertical scrollbar ends, for smoother display."""
+    HORIZONTAL_BARS: ClassVar[list[str]] = ["▉", "▊", "▋", "▌", "▍", "▎", "▏", " "]
+    """Glyphs used for horizontal scrollbar ends, for smoother display."""
+    BLANK_GLYPH: ClassVar[str] = " "
+    """Glyph used for the main body of the scrollbar"""
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         virtual_size: int = 100,
@@ -99,9 +106,9 @@ def render_bar(
         bar_color: Color = Color.parse("bright_magenta"),
     ) -> Segments:
         if vertical:
-            bars = ["▁", "▂", "▃", "▄", "▅", "▆", "▇", " "]
+            bars = cls.VERTICAL_BARS
         else:
-            bars = ["▉", "▊", "▋", "▌", "▍", "▎", "▏", " "]
+            bars = cls.HORIZONTAL_BARS
 
         back = back_color
         bar = bar_color
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ def render_bar(
 
         _Segment = Segment
         _Style = Style
-        blank = " " * width_thickness
+        blank = cls.BLANK_GLYPH * width_thickness
 
         foreground_meta = {"@mouse.down": "grab"}
         if window_size and size and virtual_size and size != virtual_size: