Get scroll position in Javascript

Question

I would like to retrieve the current scroll position in Javascript, after some research I found this: window.scrollY and window.scollTop.

But the problem is that it does not work 100% on all browsers, is there something more reliable?

possible duplicate of retrieve Scrollbar position with javascript — Zakaria Acharki
– Zakaria Acharki, Commented Jul 29, 2015 at 22:39

Orlandster · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-25 08:55:26Z

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The solution for JavaScript is:

var scrollPos = window.scrollY || window.scrollTop || document.getElementsByTagName("html")[0].scrollTop;

Or if you use jQuery (this is more reliable, due cross-browser support):

var scrollPos = $(window).scrollTop();

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answered Jul 29, 2015 at 22:33

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callback · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-26 09:55:14Z

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For cross-browser compatibility, use window.pageYOffset

answered Feb 26, 2018 at 9:55

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