«Scroll to top»-Button
How to create a practical «scroll to top» button with an indicator of the current scroll position.
<a class="scroll-top" href="#">
<!-- Here you can place an icon, for example -->
<span>↑</span>
<svg class="scroll-top__circle" viewBox="0 0 40 40">
<!-- Half of the thickness of the circle must be subtracted from the radius, otherwise the graphic will be cut off -->
<circle class="scroll-top__progress" cx="20" cy="20" r="18"/>
</svg>
</a>
.scroll-top {
--size: 40px;
position: fixed;
right: 10px;
bottom: 10px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
width: var(--size);
height: var(--size);
text-decoration: none;
}
.scroll-top__circle {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
transform: rotate(-90deg);
pointer-events: none;
paint-order: stroke;
}
.scroll-top__progress {
fill: none;
stroke: currentColor;
stroke-width: 2; /* Pay attention to the radius */
}
// Reference element
const scrollProgress = document.querySelector('.scroll-top__progress');
// Update the CSS properties «stroke-dasharray» and «stroke-dashoffset» while scrolling
window.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
if (scrollProgress) {
const scrollPercentage = (window.scrollY / (document.documentElement.scrollHeight - document.documentElement.clientHeight) * 100);
const radius = parseFloat(scrollProgress.getAttribute('r'));
const circumference = 2 * Math.PI * radius;
const offset = circumference * (1 - (scrollPercentage / 100));
scrollProgress.style.strokeDasharray = circumference + ' ' + circumference;
scrollProgress.style.strokeDashoffset = offset;
}
});
// Trigger scroll event to apply the CSS properties for the first time
window.dispatchEvent(new Event('scroll'));