jQuery offset()
get element position relative to the document
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery Find Element's Position Relative to the Document</title> <style> #box{// w ww . j a va 2 s .c om width:150px; height:100px; background: orange; margin: 150px 100px; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("button").click(function(){ var offset = $("#box").offset(); document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "left: " + offset.left + ", top: " + offset.top; }); }); </script> </head> <body> <p id="demo"></p> <button type="button">Get Box Position</button> <div id="box"></div> </body> </html>