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Element: scrollBy() method

The scrollBy() method of the Element interface scrolls an element by the given amount.

Syntax

js

scrollBy(x-coord, y-coord)
scrollBy(options)

Parameters

  • x-coord is the horizontal pixel value that you want to scroll by.
  • y-coord is the vertical pixel value that you want to scroll by.

- 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), happen instantly in a single jump (instant), or let the browser choose (auto, default).

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

// scroll an element
element.scrollBy(300, 300);

Using options:

js

element.scrollBy({
  top: 100,
  left: 100,
  behavior: "smooth",
});

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
scrollBy 61 79 36 No 48 10.1 61 61 36 45 10.3 8.0
options_behavior_parameter 61 79 36 No 48 14 61 61 36 45 14 8.0
options_left_parameter 61 79 36 No 48 10.1 61 61 36 45 10.3 8.0
options_top_parameter 61 79 36 No 48 10.1 61 61 36 45 10.3 8.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scrollBy