How to set scrolltop position in jQuery?


To set scrolltop position in jQuery, use the scrollTop() method. The scrollTop( ) method gets the scroll top offset of the first matched element. This method works for both visible and hidden elements.

Example

You can try to run the following code to set scrollTop() method in jQuery:

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
      <title>jQuery scrollTop() method</title>
      <script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
       
      <script>
         $(document).ready(function(){
            $("div.demo").scrollTop( 200 );
               
            $("div.demo").mousemove(function () {
               var top = $("div.demo").scrollTop();
               $("#result").html("top offset: <span>" + top + "</span>.");
            });
               
         });
      </script>
       
      <style>
         div.demo {
            background:#CCCCCC none repeat scroll 0 0;
            border:3px
            solid #666666;
            margin:5px;
            padding:5px;
            position:relative;
            width:300px;
            height:100px;
            overflow:auto;
         }
               
         div.result {
            margin:10px;
            width:100px;
            height:100px;
            margin:5px;
            float:left;
            background-color:red;
         }
               
         p {
            margin:10px;
            padding:5px;
            border:2px solid #666;
            width:1000px;
            height:1000px;
         }
      </style>
       
   </head>
   
   <body>
   
      <div class = "demo"><p>Hello</p></div>
      <span>Scroll vertical button to see the result:</span>
      <div class = "result"><span id = "result"></span></div>
       
   </body>
</html>

Updated on: 10-Dec-2019

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