Window scrollY
Example 1
Scroll the content by 100 pixels, and alert the scrollX and scrollY:
window.scrollBy(100, 100);
alert(window.scrollX + window.scrollY);
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More examples below.
Description
The scrollY property returns the pixels a
document has scrolled from the upper left corner of the window.
The scrollY property is read-only.
Note
The scrollY property is equal to the
pageYOffset property.
For cross-browser compatibility, use window.pageYOffset instead of window.scrollY.
See Also:
Syntax
window.scrollY
or just:
scrollY
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| A number | The number of pixels the document has scrolled from the upper left corner of the window. |
More Examples
Create a sticky navigation bar:
// Get the navbar
const navbar = document.getElementById("navbar");
// Get the offset position of the navbar
const sticky = navbar.offsetTop;
// Add the sticky class to the navbar when you reach its scroll position. Remove the sticky class when you leave the scroll position.
function myFunction() {
if (window.scrollY >= sticky) {
navbar.classList.add("sticky")
}
else {
navbar.classList.remove("sticky");
}
}
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Browser Support
window.scrollY is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |
