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](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2481350/retrieve-scrollbar-position-with-javascript) — Zakaria Acharki, Jul 29 '15 at 22:39

score 31 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 25 '18 at 08:55

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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();

edited Jan 25 '18 at 08:55

Orlandster

answered Jul 29 '15 at 22:33

BigMac

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 26 '18 at 09:55

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For cross-browser compatibility, use window.pageYOffset

answered Feb 26 '18 at 09:55

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