The moveTo()
method of the Window
interface moves the current window to the specified coordinates.
Note: This function moves the window to an absolute location. In contrast, window.moveBy()
moves the window relative to its current location.
Syntax
window.moveTo(x, y)
Parameters
x
is the horizontal coordinate to be moved to.y
is the vertical coordinate to be moved to.
Example
This example moves the window to the top-left corner of the screen.
function origin() { window.moveTo(0, 0); }
Specification
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View ModuleThe definition of 'window.moveTo()' in that specification. | Working Draft | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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moveTo
|
Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE
Full support 4 |
Opera
Full support ≤12.1 |
Safari
Full support 1 |
WebView Android
Full support 1 |
Chrome Android
Full support 18 |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support ≤12.1 |
Safari iOS
Full support 1 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
As of Firefox 7, websites can no longer move a browser window in the following cases:
- You can't move a window or tab that wasn’t created by
Window.open()
. - You can't move a window or tab when it’s in a window with more than one tab.
See also
Window.moveTo() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.