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CSS overflow Property


Example

Show different overflow property values:

div.ex1 {
  overflow: scroll;
}

div.ex2 {
  overflow: hidden;
}

div.ex3 {
  overflow: auto;
}

div.ex4 {
  overflow: clip;
}

div.ex5 {
  overflow: visible;
}
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Definition and Usage

The overflow property specifies what should happen if content overflows an element's box.

This property specifies whether to clip content or to add scrollbars when an element's content is too big to fit in a specified area.

Note: The overflow property only works for block elements with a specified height.

Show demo ❯

Default value: visible
Inherited: no
Animatable: no. Read about animatable
Version: CSS2
JavaScript syntax: object.style.overflow="scroll" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
overflow 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 7.0

Note: In OS X Lion (on Mac), scrollbars are hidden by default and only shown when being used (even though "overflow:scroll" is set).



CSS Syntax

overflow: visible|hidden|clip|scroll|auto|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description Demo
visible The overflow is not clipped. It renders outside the element's box. This is default Demo ❯
hidden The overflow is clipped, and the rest of the content will be invisible. Content can be scrolled programmatically (e.g. by setting scrollLeft or scrollTo()) Demo ❯
clip The overflow is clipped, and the rest of the content will be invisible. Forbids scrolling, including programmatic scrolling. Demo ❯
scroll The overflow is clipped, but a scroll-bar is added to see the rest of the content Demo ❯
auto If overflow is clipped, a scroll-bar should be added to see the rest of the content Demo ❯
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Overflow

CSS tutorial: CSS Positioning

HTML DOM reference: overflow property