Back to the top snippet

back-to-the-top.html

{% 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 = '4em' %}
<a href="#" title="Back to the top" class="back-to-top">
  <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;
  display: none;
  -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;
}
</style>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
 jQuery(function($) {
   var offset = {{ vertical_offset_for_trigger }};
   var duration = 500;
   $(window).scroll(function() {
     if ($(this).scrollTop() > offset) {
       $('.back-to-top').fadeIn(duration);
     } 
     else {
       $('.back-to-top').fadeOut(duration);
     }
   });
   $('.back-to-top').unbind('click.smoothscroll').bind('click', function(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
     $('html, body').animate( { scrollTop: 0 }, duration);
     return false;
   })
 });
}
</script>

Perfect!