Window.scrollByPages()

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The Window.scrollByPages() method scrolls the current document by the specified number of pages.

Syntax

window.scrollByPages(pages)

Parameters

  • pages is the number of pages to scroll. It may be a positive or negative integer.

Example

// scroll down the document by 1 page
window.scrollByPages(1);

// scroll up the document by 1 page
window.scrollByPages(-1);

Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
scrollByPages
Non-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support YesIE ? Opera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

See also