CSSThe overflow Property
The CSS overflow Property
The CSSoverflow property controls what happens to content that is too big to fit into an area.
It specifies whether to clip the content or to add scrollbars when the content of an element is too big.
Theoverflow 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 is hiddenscroll- Scrollbars are added. User must scroll to see all contentauto- Similar toscroll, but adds scrollbars only when necessary
Here, scrollbars are added on overflow:
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CSS overflow: visible
By default, the overflow isvisible, meaning that it is not clipped and it renders outside the element's box:
Example
width: 200px;
height: 65px;
background-color: coral;
overflow: visible;
}
CSS overflow: hidden
With thehidden value, the overflow is clipped, and the rest of the content is hidden:
CSS overflow: scroll
With thescroll value, horizontal and vertical scrollbars are always added. User must scroll to see all content:
CSS overflow: auto
Theauto value is similar toscroll, but it adds scrollbars only when necessary:
CSS overflow-x and overflow-y
Theoverflow-x andoverflow-y properties specifies whether to change the overflow of content just horizontally or vertically (or both):
overflow-xspecifies what to do with the left/right edges of the content.overflow-yspecifies what to do with the top/bottom edges of the content.
Example
overflow-x: hidden; /* Hide horizontal scrollbar */
overflow-y: scroll; /* Add vertical scrollbar */
}
All CSS Overflow Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| overflow | Specifies what happens if content overflows an element's box |
| overflow-anchor | Makes it possible to turn off scroll anchoring |
| 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 |
| overflow-wrap | Specifies whether or not the browser can break lines with long words, if they overflow its container |
