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The CSS overflow property controls what happens to content that is too big to fit into an area
The overflow property specifies whether to clip
the content or
to add scrollbars when the content of an element is too big to fit in the specified
area.
The overflow property has the following values:
visible - Default. The overflow is not clipped.
The content renders outside the element's boxhidden - The overflow is clipped, and the rest of the content will be invisiblescroll - The overflow is clipped, and a scrollbar is added to see the rest of the contentauto - Similar to scroll,
but it adds scrollbars only when necessaryNote: The overflow property only works for block elements with a specified height.
Note: In OS X Lion (on Mac), scrollbars are hidden by default and only shown when being used (even though "overflow:scroll" is set).
By default, the overflow is visible, meaning that it is not clipped and it
renders outside the element's box:
You can use the overflow property when you want to have better control of the layout. The overflow property specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box.
div {
width: 200px;
height:
65px;
background-color: coral;
overflow: visible;
}
With the hidden value, the overflow is clipped, and the rest of the content is hidden:
You can use the overflow property when you want to have better control of the layout. The overflow property specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box.
div {
overflow: hidden;
}
Setting the value to scroll, the overflow is clipped and a scrollbar is added to scroll inside the box. Note that this will add a scrollbar both horizontally and vertically (even if you do not need it):
You can use the overflow property when you want to have better control of the layout. The overflow property specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box.
div {
overflow: scroll;
}
The auto value is similar to scroll,
but it adds scrollbars only when necessary:
You can use the overflow property when you want to have better control of the layout. The overflow property specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box.
div {
overflow: auto;
}
The overflow-x and overflow-y properties specifies
whether to change the overflow of content just horizontally or vertically (or
both):
overflow-x specifies what to do with the left/right edges of the
content.overflow-y specifies what to do with the top/bottom edges of the
content.
You can use the overflow property when you want to have better control of the layout. The overflow property specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box.
div {
overflow-x: hidden; /* Hide horizontal scrollbar
*/
overflow-y: scroll; /* Add vertical scrollbar */
}
Force a scroll bar to the <div> element with class="intro".
<style>
.intro {
width: 200px;
height: 70px;
: ;
}
</style>
<body>
<div class="intro">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipiscing elit.
Phasellus imperdiet, nulla et dictum interdum,
nisi lorem egestas odio,
vitae scelerisque enim ligula venenatis dolor.
</div>
</body>
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| overflow | Specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box |
| overflow-wrap | Specifies whether or not the browser can break lines with long words, if they overflow its container |
| overflow-x | Specifies what to do with the left/right edges of the content if it overflows the element's content area |
| overflow-y | Specifies what to do with the top/bottom edges of the content if it overflows the element's content area |