Add a Back to top button on long pages
If you have pages that are long and require a lot of scrolling, then you can add a Back to the top button to your theme.

On this page
Create a back-to-the-top snippet
Desktop
- From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
- Find the theme you want to edit, click the … button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
- In the Snippets directory, click Add a new snippet.
- Name your snippet
back-to-the-top
, then click Create snippet. Your snippet file opens in the code editor. - Paste the following code into your newly created
back-to-the-top
file:
{% comment %}
Reduce below value if you need the back to the top button to appear higher up on the page.
That value is in pixels.
{% endcomment %}
{% assign vertical_offset_for_trigger = 300 %}
{% comment %}
Vertical offset from bottom of browser for the position of the button.
{% endcomment %}
{% assign position_from_bottom = '6em' %}
<a id="BackToTop" href="#" title="Back to the top" class="back-to-top hide">
<span>Back to the top</span> <i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-up fa-2x"></i>
</a>
{{ '//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.min.css' | stylesheet_tag }}
<style>
.back-to-top {
position: fixed;
bottom: {{ position_from_bottom }};
right: 0px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #999;
background-color: #eee;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 0.3em;
-webkit-border-top-left-radius: 3px;
-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
-moz-border-radius-topleft: 3px;
-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 3px;
border-top-left-radius: 3px;
border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
z-index: 60000;
}
.back-to-top i {
vertical-align: middle;
}
.back-to-top span {
padding-left: 0.5em;
}
.back-to-top i + span {
padding-left: 0;
}
.back-to-top:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #555;
}
.hide {
display: none!important;
}
</style>
<script>
(function() {
function trackScroll() {
var scrolled = window.pageYOffset;
var coords = {{ vertical_offset_for_trigger }};
if (scrolled > coords) {
goTopBtn.classList.remove('hide');
}
if (scrolled < coords) {
goTopBtn.classList.add('hide');
}
}
function backToTop() {
if (window.pageYOffset > 0) {
window.scrollBy(0, -80);
setTimeout(backToTop, 0);
}
}
var goTopBtn = document.querySelector('.back-to-top');
window.addEventListener('scroll', trackScroll);
goTopBtn.addEventListener('click', backToTop);
})();
</script>
- Click Save.
iPhone
- From the Shopify app, tap the … button.
- In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
- Tap Manage themes.
- Find the theme you want to edit, click the … button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
- In the Snippets directory, click Add a new snippet.
- Name your snippet
back-to-the-top
, then click Create snippet. Your snippet file opens in the code editor. - Paste the following code into your newly created
back-to-the-top
file:
{% comment %}
Reduce below value if you need the back to the top button to appear higher up on the page.
That value is in pixels.
{% endcomment %}
{% assign vertical_offset_for_trigger = 300 %}
{% comment %}
Vertical offset from bottom of browser for the position of the button.
{% endcomment %}
{% assign position_from_bottom = '6em' %}
<a id="BackToTop" href="#" title="Back to the top" class="back-to-top hide">
<span>Back to the top</span> <i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-up fa-2x"></i>
</a>
{{ '//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.min.css' | stylesheet_tag }}
<style>
.back-to-top {
position: fixed;
bottom: {{ position_from_bottom }};
right: 0px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #999;
background-color: #eee;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 0.3em;
-webkit-border-top-left-radius: 3px;
-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
-moz-border-radius-topleft: 3px;
-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 3px;
border-top-left-radius: 3px;
border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
z-index: 60000;
}
.back-to-top i {
vertical-align: middle;
}
.back-to-top span {
padding-left: 0.5em;
}
.back-to-top i + span {
padding-left: 0;
}
.back-to-top:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #555;
}
.hide {
display: none!important;
}
</style>
<script>
(function() {
function trackScroll() {
var scrolled = window.pageYOffset;
var coords = {{ vertical_offset_for_trigger }};
if (scrolled > coords) {
goTopBtn.classList.remove('hide');
}
if (scrolled < coords) {
goTopBtn.classList.add('hide');
}
}
function backToTop() {
if (window.pageYOffset > 0) {
window.scrollBy(0, -80);
setTimeout(backToTop, 0);
}
}
var goTopBtn = document.querySelector('.back-to-top');
window.addEventListener('scroll', trackScroll);
goTopBtn.addEventListener('click', backToTop);
})();
</script>
- Click Save.
Android
- From the Shopify app, tap the … button.
- In the Sales channels section, tap Online Store.
- Tap Manage themes.
- Find the theme you want to edit, click the … button to open the actions menu, and then click Edit code.
- In the Snippets directory, click Add a new snippet.
- Name your snippet
back-to-the-top
, then click Create snippet. Your snippet file opens in the code editor. - Paste the following code into your newly created
back-to-the-top
file:
{% comment %}
Reduce below value if you need the back to the top button to appear higher up on the page.
That value is in pixels.
{% endcomment %}
{% assign vertical_offset_for_trigger = 300 %}
{% comment %}
Vertical offset from bottom of browser for the position of the button.
{% endcomment %}
{% assign position_from_bottom = '6em' %}
<a id="BackToTop" href="#" title="Back to the top" class="back-to-top hide">
<span>Back to the top</span> <i class="fa fa-arrow-circle-o-up fa-2x"></i>
</a>
{{ '//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.min.css' | stylesheet_tag }}
<style>
.back-to-top {
position: fixed;
bottom: {{ position_from_bottom }};
right: 0px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #999;
background-color: #eee;
font-size: 16px;
padding: 0.3em;
-webkit-border-top-left-radius: 3px;
-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
-moz-border-radius-topleft: 3px;
-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 3px;
border-top-left-radius: 3px;
border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
z-index: 60000;
}
.back-to-top i {
vertical-align: middle;
}
.back-to-top span {
padding-left: 0.5em;
}
.back-to-top i + span {
padding-left: 0;
}
.back-to-top:hover {
text-decoration: none;
color: #555;
}
.hide {
display: none!important;
}
</style>
<script>
(function() {
function trackScroll() {
var scrolled = window.pageYOffset;
var coords = {{ vertical_offset_for_trigger }};
if (scrolled > coords) {
goTopBtn.classList.remove('hide');
}
if (scrolled < coords) {
goTopBtn.classList.add('hide');
}
}
function backToTop() {
if (window.pageYOffset > 0) {
window.scrollBy(0, -80);
setTimeout(backToTop, 0);
}
}
var goTopBtn = document.querySelector('.back-to-top');
window.addEventListener('scroll', trackScroll);
goTopBtn.addEventListener('click', backToTop);
})();
</script>
- Click Save.
Include your snippet
- In the Layouts folder, open the
theme.liquid
file. - Scroll to the bottom of the file. Right above the closing
</body>
tag, paste this code:
{% render 'back-to-the-top' %}
Your code should look like this:

- Click Save.
Configure the back to the top button (optional)
To customize your back to the top button, click here and look at the first lines of your snippet.
- To change the position of your button relative to the bottom of the browser, edit the
position_from_bottom
value:
{% assign position_from_bottom = '4em' %}
- To change how far down a customer needs to scroll before the button is revealed, edit the
vertical_offset_for_trigger
value:
{% assign vertical_offset_for_trigger = 300 %}
Demo store
Visit the demo store to see an example of this customization.