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The WheelEvent.deltaY property in HTML is used to return a positive double value when the web page is scrolled down, and a negative double value when the page is scrolled up, or else it returns zero. It is a read-only property.

Syntax:

event.deltaY

Return Value: It returns a double value which indicates the scrolling direction of the mouse wheel.

  • A positive double value represents the mouse is scrolled down.
  • A negative double value represents mouse is scrolled up.

Example: In this example, we will use WheelEvent.deltaY property

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>DOM WheelEvent deltaY Property</title>
</head>
<body onwheel="Geeks(event)" style="text-align:center; height: 5000px;">
    <h1 style="color: green;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>
        DOM WheelEvent deltaY Property
    </h2>
    <p>Scroll to see effect:</p>
    <p id="p"></p>
    <script>
        function Geeks(event) {
            let doc = event.deltaY;
            document.getElementById("p").innerHTML = doc;
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>


Output:

 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by deltaY property are listed below:

  • Apple Safari 8.0
  • Google Chrome 31.0
  • Edge 12.0
  • Firefox 17.0
  • Opera 18.0
  • Internet Explorer 9.0

Last Updated : 13 Jun, 2023
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