overflow-inline
Baseline 2025 *Newly available
Since September 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
Theoverflow-inlineCSS property sets what shows when content overflows the inline start and end edges of a box. This may be nothing, a scroll bar, or the overflow content.
Note:Theoverflow-inline property maps tooverflow-y oroverflow-x depending on the writing mode of the document.
Syntax
/* Keyword values */overflow-inline: visible;overflow-inline: hidden;overflow-inline: clip;overflow-inline: scroll;overflow-inline: auto;/* Global values */overflow-inline: inherit;overflow-inline: initial;overflow-inline: revert;overflow-inline: revert-layer;overflow-inline: unset;Theoverflow-inline property is specified as a single<overflow> keyword value.
Values
visibleContent is not clipped and may be rendered outside the padding box's inline start and end edges.
hiddenContent is clipped if necessary to fit the inline dimension in the padding box. No scrollbars are provided.
clipOverflow content is clipped at the element's overflow clip edge that is defined using the
overflow-clip-marginproperty.scrollContent is clipped if necessary to fit in the padding box in the inline dimension. Browsers display scrollbars whether or not any content is actually clipped. (This prevents scrollbars from appearing or disappearing when the content changes.) Printers may still print overflowing content.
autoDepends on the user agent. If content fits inside the padding box, it looks the same as
visible, but still establishes a new block-formatting context. Desktop browsers provide scrollbars if content overflows.
Formal definition
| Initial value | auto |
|---|---|
| Applies to | Block-containers, flex containers, and grid containers |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | as specified, except withvisible/clip computing toauto/hidden respectively if one ofoverflow-x oroverflow-y is neithervisible nor clip |
| Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
overflow-inline =
visible|
hidden|
clip|
scroll|
auto
Examples
Setting inline overflow behavior
HTML
<ul> <li> <code>overflow-inline: hidden</code> (hides the text outside the box) <div>ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div> </li> <li> <code>overflow-inline: scroll</code> (always adds a scrollbar) <div>ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div> </li> <li> <code>overflow-inline: visible</code> (displays the text outside the box if needed) <div>ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div> </li> <li> <code>overflow-inline: auto</code> (equivalent to <code>scroll</code> in most browsers) <div>ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div> </li> <li> <code>overflow-inline: clip</code> (hides the text outside the box beyond the overflow clip edge) <code>clip</code> <div>ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div> </li></ul>CSS
div { border: 1px solid black; width: 250px; margin-bottom: 12px;}#div1 { overflow-inline: hidden;}#div2 { overflow-inline: scroll;}#div3 { overflow-inline: visible;}#div4 { overflow-inline: auto;}#div5 { overflow-inline: clip; overflow-clip-margin: 2em;}Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Overflow Module Level 3 # overflow-control |
Browser compatibility
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