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The scrollTop() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery which is used to return the top vertical position of the scrollbar.

Syntax:

$(selector).scrollTop(position)

Parameters: This method accepts a single parameter positiona which is optional. It is used to specify vertical scrollbar position in pixels.

Return Value: This method returns the top position of the scroll bar.

The below example illustrates the scrollTop() method in jQuery:

Example:

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>scrollTop method</title>
    <script src=
    </script>
 
    <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("button").click(function () {
                alert($("div").scrollTop() + " px");
            });
        });
    </script>
    <style>
        div {
            border: 1px solid black;
            width: 100px;
            height: 150px;
            overflow: auto;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <center>
        <div>
            Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome
            to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to
            GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to
            GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to
            GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to
            GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to
            GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to
            GeeksforGeeks!. Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!
      </div>
        <br>
 
        <!-- move the scroll bar and click on this button -->
        <button>Click Here !</button>
    </center>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

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Last Updated : 10 Jul, 2023
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