pageYOffset property

Gets the distance, in pixels, that a document has scrolled vertically.

Syntax

Property values

Type: Integer

The distance the document has been scrolled.

Standards information

• CSSOM View Module

Remarks

When you scroll a document vertically, some content is moved outside the view of the display area. The pageYOffset property returns the difference between the first pixel in the content and the first pixel currently in view.

See also

window

pageXOffset