Example
Get the number of pixels the content of a <div> element is scrolled horizontally and vertically:
var elmnt = document.getElementById("myDIV");
var x = elmnt.scrollLeft;
var y = elmnt.scrollTop;
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Definition and Usage
The scrollLeft property sets or returns the number of pixels an element's content is scrolled horizontally.
Tip: Use the scrollTop property to set or return the number of pixels an element's content is scrolled vertically.
Tip: To add scrollbars to an element, use the CSS overflow property.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scrollLeft | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the scrollLeft property:
element.scrollLeft
Set the scrollLeft property:
element.scrollLeft=pixels
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| pixels |
Specifies the number of pixels the element's content is scrolled
horizontally. Special notes:
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Number, representing the number of pixels that the element's content has been scrolled horizontally |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Scroll the contents of a <div> element TO 50 pixels horizontally and 10 pixels vertically:
var elmnt = document.getElementById("myDIV");
elmnt.scrollLeft = 50;
elmnt.scrollTop = 10;
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Example
Scroll the contents of a <div> element BY 50 pixels horizontally and 10 pixels vertically:
var elmnt = document.getElementById("myDIV");
elmnt.scrollLeft
+= 50;
elmnt.scrollTop += 10;
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Example
Scroll the contents of <body> by 30 pixels horizontally and 10 pixels vertically:
var body = document.body; // For Chrome, Safari and Opera
var html = document.documentElement; // Firefox and IE places the overflow at the
<html> level, unless else is specified. Therefore, we use the
documentElement property for these two browsers
body.scrollLeft += 30;
body.scrollTop += 10;
html.scrollLeft += 30;
html.scrollTop += 10;
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