Web/API/Window/scrollByLines

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The Window.scrollByLines() method scrolls the document by the specified number of lines.

Syntax

window.scrollByLines(lines)

Parameters

lines is the number of lines to scroll the document by. It may be a positive or negative integer.

Example

<!-- Scroll up the document by 5 lines -->
<button id="scroll-up" onclick="scrollByLines(-5);">Up 5 lines</button>

<!-- Scroll down the document by 5 lines -->
<button id="scroll-down" onclick="scrollByLines(5);">Down 5 lines</button>

Specification

This is not part of any specification.

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
`scrollByLines` Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.': Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.