Scroll the contents of a <div> element BY 50 pixels horizontally and 10 pixels vertically:
Click the button to scroll the contents of div by 50px horizontally and 10px vertically.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> #myDIV {/* www . j av a 2s . co m*/ height: 250px; width: 250px; overflow: auto; } #content { height: 800px; width: 2000px; background-color: coral; } </style> </head> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Scroll contents of div</button><br><br> <div id="myDIV"> <div id="content"> Some text inside a div element.<br><br> Some text inside a div element. </div> </div> <script> function myFunction() { var elmnt = document.getElementById("myDIV"); elmnt.scrollLeft += 50; elmnt.scrollTop += 10; } </script> </body> </html>