# Scroll to Item > Programmatically scroll to any item in the virtual list with configurable alignment options like top, bottom, nearest, and auto. **Source:** [https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/scroll-to-item](https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/scroll-to-item) **Markdown mirror:** [https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/scroll-to-item.md](https://virtuallist.svelte.page/examples/scroll-to-item.md) --- This mirror preserves the prose, implementation notes, and runnable Svelte source behind the live example page. ## FIG-001: imperative scrolling. Bind the list instance and call `scroll({ index, align, smoothScroll })` for keyboard navigation, search results, or deep links into large datasets. **Metadata:** tag: `METHODS` | method: `scroll()` | range: `0-9999` | align: `auto/top/bottom` ### Source #### Default.svelte Source file: [src/lib/examples/scroll-to-item/demos/Default.svelte](https://github.com/humanspeak/svelte-virtual-list/blob/main/docs/src/lib/examples/scroll-to-item/demos/Default.svelte) ```svelte
{#snippet renderItem(item)}
{item.text} {item.meta}
{/snippet}
target · {targetIndex}
align · {align}
range · {firstIndex}-{lastIndex}
dom rows · {domRows}
dom nodes · {domNodes}
```