Web/API/History/scrollRestoration

The scrollRestoration property of History interface allows web applications to explicitly set default scroll restoration behavior on history navigation.

Syntax

const scrollRestore = history.scrollRestoration

Values

auto

The location on the page to which the user has scrolled will be restored.

manual

The location on the page is not restored. The user will have to scroll to the location manually.

Examples

Query the current scroll restoration behavior.

const scrollRestoration = history.scrollRestoration
if (scrollRestoration === 'manual') {
  console.log('The location on the page is not restored, user will need to scroll manually.');
}

Prevent automatic page location restoration

if (history.scrollRestoration) {
  history.scrollRestoration = 'manual';
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'scroll restoration mode' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5.
HTML5The definition of 'History.scrollRestoration' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser Compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
scrollRestoration	Chrome Full support 46	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 46	IE No support No	Opera Full support 33	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 46	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

History.scrollRestoration by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.