Limited Availability Scrolling

scrollIntoView() container

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".

Baseline Status: This feature is currently Limited (not yet Baseline). Latest engine implementation shipped on Sep 5, 2025.

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

140

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

—

Unsupported

Apple Safari

—

Unsupported

Microsoft Edge

140

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

140

Firefox Android

—

Safari iOS

—

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

api.Element.scrollIntoView.options_parameter.container_option ↗