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Summary

Scrolls the window to a particular place in the document.

Syntax

window.scroll(x-coord, y-coord) 

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.

Example

<!-- put the 100th vertical pixel at the top of the window -->

<button onClick="scroll(0, 100);">click to scroll down 100 pixels</button>

Notes

window.scrollTo is effectively the same as this method. For scrolling a particular distance repeatedly, use the window.scrollBy. Also see window.scrollByLines, window.scrollByPages.

Specification

Specification Status Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module
The definition of 'window.scroll()' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition.

Document Tags and Contributors

 Last updated by: Ms2ger,