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HTML DOM Window pageXOffset Property

Last Updated : 15 Jun, 2023
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The Window pageXOffset property is used for returning the pixels of the current document which have been scrolled from the upper left corner of the window horizontally. It is a read-only property and it returns a number which represents the number of pixels that the document has already been scrolled from the upper left corner of the window horizontally.
Syntax: 
 

window.pageXOffset

Return Value: It returns a Number that represents the number of pixels which the document has already been scrolled from the upper left corner of the window, horizontally. 

Below program illustrates the Window pageXOffset Property :
Getting the pixels that the document has already been scrolled from the upper left corner of the window horizontally.
 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <title>
      Window pageXOffset Property in HTML
    </title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
          
        h2 {
            font-family: Impact;
        }
          
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
          
        div {
            border: 2px black;
            background-color: yellow;
            height: 100px;
            width: 2000px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body>
  
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>Window pageXOffset Property</h2>
  
      
  
<p>
      For returning pixels that the document has
      already been scrolled from the upper left 
      corner of the window horizontally, double 
      click the "Check pageXOffset" button:
    </p>
  
  
  
    <button ondblclick="offset()" style="position:fixed;">
        Check pageXOffset
    </button>
  
    <div>
    </div>
  
    <script>
        function offset() {
            window.scrollBy(100, 100);
            alert("pageXOffset : " + window.pageXOffset);
        }
    </script>
  
</body>
  
</html>


Output: 
 

After clicking the button 
 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by Window pageXOffset Property are listed below: 
 

  • Google Chrome 1 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Internet Explorer 9 and above
  • Firefox 1 and above
  • Opera 3 and above
  • Safari 1 and above

 



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