HTML DOM Element offsetLeft
Examples
Get the offsetLeft position of "myDIV":
const element = document.getElementById("myDIV");
let pos = element.offsetLeft;
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Get the positions of "myDIV":
const element = document.getElementById("myDIV");
let pos1= element.offsetTop;
let pos2= element.offsetLeft;
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Definition and Usage
The offsetLeft property returns the left position (in pixels) relative to the parent.
The returned value includes:
- the left position, and margin of the element
- the left padding, scrollbar and border of the parent
The offsetLeft property is read-only.
Tutorial:
The offsetParent
All block-level elements report offsets relative to the offset parent:
- offsetTop
- offsetLeft
- offsetWidth
- offsetHeight
The offset parent is the nearest ancestor that has a position other than static.
If no offset parent exists, the offset is relative to the document body.
See Also:
Syntax
Return the left offset position:
element.offsetLeft
Return Value
| Type | Description |
| Number | The left position of the element, in pixels. |
Browser Support
element.offsetTop is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | IE | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
