Element: scrollBy() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2020.

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

Syntax

js
scrollBy(xCoord, yCoord)
scrollBy(options)

Parameters

xCoord

The horizontal pixel value that you want to scroll by.

yCoord

The vertical pixel value that you want to scroll by.

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

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

Specification
CSSOM View Module
# dom-element-scrollby

Browser compatibility

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