The Window.scroll()
method scrolls the window to a particular place in the document.
Syntax
window.scroll(x-coord, y-coord) window.scroll(options)
Parameters
x-coord
is the pixel along the horizontal axis of the document that you want displayed in the upper left.y-coord
is the pixel along the vertical axis of the document that you want displayed in the upper left.
- or -
options
is aScrollToOptions
dictionary.
Examples
<!-- put the 100th vertical pixel at the top of the window --> <button onclick="scroll(0, 100);">click to scroll down 100 pixels</button>
Using options
:
window.scroll({ top: 100, left: 100, behavior: 'smooth' });
Notes
Window.scrollTo()
is effectively the same as this method. For relative scrolling, see Window.scrollBy()
, Window.scrollByLines()
, and Window.scrollByPages()
.
For scrolling elements, see Element.scrollTop
and Element.scrollLeft
.
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module The definition of 'window.scroll()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser Compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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scroll | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 4 | Opera Full support 3 | Safari Full support 1 | WebView Android Full support 1 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support 10.1 | Safari iOS Full support 1 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 |
ScrollToOptions parameter | Chrome Full support 45 | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE No support No | Opera Full support 32 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 45 | Chrome Android Full support 45 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support 32 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support