Element: scroll() method

The scroll() method of the {{domxref("Element")}} interface scrolls the element to a particular set of coordinates inside a given element.

Syntax

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scroll(xCoord, yCoord)
scroll(options)

xCoord
- : The pixel along the horizontal axis of the element that you want displayed in the upper left.
yCoord
- : The pixel along the vertical axis of the element that you want displayed in the upper left.
options
- : An object containing the following properties:
  - 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
    - : Determines whether scrolling is instant or animates smoothly. This option is a string which must take one of the following values:
      - smooth: scrolling should animate smoothly
      - instant: scrolling should happen instantly in a single jump
      - auto: scroll behavior is determined by the computed value of {{cssxref("scroll-behavior")}}

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

// Put the 1000th vertical pixel at the top of the element
element.scroll(0, 1000);

Using options:

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