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scrollIntoView() containerLimited availability

The container option of the scrollIntoView() method sets which ancestor scroll container to scroll. The "nearest" value scrolls only the nearest ancestor, instead of the default "all".

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

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–139Not supported
140+Supportedsince Sep 2, 2025
Current: 155
Edge
12–139Not supported
140+Supportedsince Sep 5, 2025
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–139Not supported
140+Supportedsince Sep 2, 2025
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 && "scrollIntoView" in Element.prototype) {
  // Element.scrollIntoView is available
}

Specification