JavaScript .scrollTo()

In JavaScript, .scrollTo() scrolls the window or document to a specified position in pixels.

Syntax

window.scrollTo(x, y)

• x: The horizontal coordinate (in pixels) to scroll to.
• y: The vertical coordinate (in pixels) to scroll to.

Or, alternatively:

window.scrollTo(options)

• options: An object with the following optional properties:
  • left: The horizontal scroll position in pixels.
  • top: The vertical scroll position in pixels.
  • behavior: Defines the scrolling behavior. Accepted values:
    • smooth: Scrolls with an animation.
    • instant: Scrolls immediately.
    • auto: Uses the browser’s default scrolling behavior.

Example 1

The code below scrolls the window to 298 pixels from the left (x-axis) and 57 pixels from the top (y-axis) using absolute coordinates:

window.scrollTo(298, 57);

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Example 2

The code below scrolls the window smoothly to 57 pixels from the top (y-axis) and 298 pixels from the left (x-axis) using the options object:

window.scrollTo({
  top: 57,
  left: 298,
  behavior: 'smooth',
});

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