Create Fixed Sticky Header on Scroll with CSS and JavaScript

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To create fixed/sticky header on scroll with CSS and JavaScript, the code is as follows −

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<style>
   body {
      font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
      margin: 0px;
      padding: 0px;
      height: 150vh; /*To produce scroll bar*/
   }
   .header {
      width: 100%;
      background-color: rgb(52, 21, 110);
      color: white;
      padding: 50px;
      font-size: 20px;
   }
   div.sticky {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Fixed Sticky on scroll example</h1>
<h2>Random Header Text</h2>
<h2>Randorm Header Text</h2>
<div class="header">Header Text</div>
<p style="font-size: 35px;">
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</p>
<script>
   window.onscroll = function() {
      setSticky();
   };
   var header = document.querySelector(".header");
   var sticky = header.offsetTop;
   function setSticky() {
      if (window.pageYOffset > sticky) {
         header.classList.add("sticky");
      }
      else {
         header.classList.remove("sticky");
      }
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>