---
title: Screen.left
slug: Web/API/Screen/left
tags:
  - API
  - API:Microsoft Extensions
  - API:Mozilla Extensions
  - API:WebKit Extensions
  - DOM
  - Non-standard
  - Property
browser-compat: api.Screen.left
---
{{APIRef("CSSOM")}}{{Non-standard_Header}}

Returns the distance in pixels from the left side of the main screen to the left side
of the current screen.

## Syntax

```js
var left = window.screen.left;
```

## Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

## See also

- {{DOMxRef("screen.top")}}
