Window: scrollByPages() method

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The Window.scrollByPages() method scrolls the current document by the specified number of pages.

Syntax

js
scrollByPages(pages)

Parameters

pages

The number of pages to scroll. It may be a positive or negative integer.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js
// scroll down the document by 1 page
window.scrollByPages(1);

// scroll up the document by 1 page
window.scrollByPages(-1);

Specifications

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.

Browser compatibility

See also