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ScrollTimeline: axis property

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The axis read-only property of the ScrollTimeline interface returns an enumerated value representing the scroll axis that is driving the progress of the timeline.

Value

An enumerated value. Possible values are:

"block"

The scrollbar on the block axis of the scroll container, which is the axis in the direction perpendicular to the flow of text within a line. For horizontal writing modes, such as standard English, this is the same as "y", while for vertical writing modes, it is the same as "x".

"inline"

The scrollbar on the inline axis of the scroll container, which is the axis in the direction parallel to the flow of text in a line. For horizontal writing modes, this is the same as "x", while for vertical writing modes, this is the same as "y".

"y"

The scrollbar on the vertical axis of the scroll container.

"x"

The scrollbar on the horizontal axis of the scroll container.

Examples

See the main ScrollTimeline page for an example.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
axis 115 115 No No 101 No 115 115 No No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ScrollTimeline/axis