scroll up

Meaning

To move displayed text or graphics upward on a computer, tablet, or phone screen to view earlier content. It is extremely common when discussing social media feeds, chat histories, or websites.

Examples

• Can you scroll up a bit? I missed the address you posted.

  Can you scroll up a bit? I missed the address you posted.

• If you scroll up to the top of the page, you'll see the menu.

  If you scroll up to the top of the page, you'll see the menu.

• I had to scroll up for five minutes just to find our first message.

  I had to scroll up for five minutes just to find our first message.

• Scroll up and look at the picture she shared earlier.

  Scroll up and look at the picture she shared earlier.

• Wait, don't scroll up yet, I'm still reading this part.

  Wait, don't scroll up yet, I'm still reading this part.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Please scroll high to see the link.

  ✓ Please scroll up to see the link.

  The word 'high' describes a state of elevation. The correct directional preposition to combine with 'scroll' is 'up'.

• ✗ I scrolled up the page to the bottom.

  ✓ I scrolled down the page to the bottom.

  Scrolling up moves your view toward the top of the page, while scrolling down moves it toward the bottom.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you want to read the older messages in this chat, just ___.

  💡 Move the screen view upwards to see previous text.

  Show answer

  scroll up

• I can't see the header of this website, can you please ___?

  💡 Opposite of scroll down.

  Show answer

  scroll up