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Scroll method promisesLimited availability

The scroll(), scrollBy(), scrollTo(), and scrollIntoView() methods on the Element and Window interfaces return Promises that resolve when scrolling completes.

Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–149Not supported
150+Supportedsince Jun 30, 2026
Current: 155
Edge
12–149Not supported
150+Supportedsince Jul 2, 2026
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–149Not supported
150+Supportedsince Jun 30, 2026
Current: 155
Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari iOS
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27

How to use

Not supported in Firefox, Safari, Firefox Android, Safari iOS. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN — see the links below.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
if ("Element" in globalThis && "scroll" in Element.prototype) {
  // Element.scroll is available
}

Specification

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (7). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
Element.scroll.returns_promise150150✕✕150✕✕
Element.scrollBy.returns_promise150150✕✕150✕✕
Element.scrollIntoView.returns_promise150150✕✕150✕✕
Element.scrollTo.returns_promise150150✕✕150✕✕
Window.scroll.returns_promise150150✕✕150✕✕
Window.scrollBy.returns_promise150150✕✕150✕✕
Window.scrollTo.returns_promise150150✕✕150✕✕