Window.scroll()
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-coordis the pixel along the horizontal axis of the document that you want displayed in the upper left. -
y-coordis the pixel along the vertical axis of the document that you want displayed in the upper left.
- or -
options-
A dictionary containing the following parameters:
top-
Specifies the number of pixels along the Y axis to scroll the window or element.
left-
Specifies the number of pixels along the X axis to scroll the window or element.
behavior-
Specifies whether the scrolling should animate smoothly (
smooth), or happen instantly in a single jump (auto, the default value).
Examples
<!-- put the 100th vertical pixel at the top of the window -->
<button onclick="scroll(0, 100);">click to scroll to the 100th pixel</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.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSSOM View Module # dom-window-scroll |
Browser compatibility
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