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CSS Layout – Overflow

CSS Overflow
CSS Overflow

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CSS overflow

The CSS overflow property specifies how to handle the content when it overflows its block level container.

The CSS overflow property controls what happens to content that is too big to fit into an area.

CSS Overflow

The overflow property controls what happens to content that is too big to fit into an area.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#overflowTest {
  background: #4CAF50;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px;
  width: 50%;
  height: 100px;
  overflow: scroll;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>CSS Overflow</h2>
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</body>
</html>

CSS Overflow

The overflow property specifies whether to clip the substance or to add scrollbars when the substance of an element is too big to fit in the predefined area.

The overflow property has the accompanying values:

• visible – Default. The overflow isn’t clipped. The substance renders outside the element’s box

• hidden – The overflow is clipped, and the rest of the substance will be invisible

• scroll – The overflow is clipped, and a scrollbar is added to see the rest of the substance

• auto – Similar to scroll, but it adds scrollbars just when necessary

Note: The overflow property just 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 through “overflow:scroll” is set).


overflow: visible

By default, the overflow is visible, meaning that it isn’t clipped and it renders outside the element’s box:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  background-color: #eee;
  width: 200px;
  height: 50px;
  border: 1px dotted black;
  overflow: visible;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Overflow: visible</h2>

<p>By default, the overflow is visible, meaning that it is not clipped and it renders outside the element's box:</p>

<div>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>

</body>
</html>



overflow: hidden

With the hidden value, the overflow is clipped, and the rest of the substance is hidden:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  background-color: #eee;
  width: 200px;
  height: 50px;
  border: 1px dotted black;
  overflow: hidden;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Overflow: hidden</h2>

<p>With the hidden value, the overflow is clipped, and the rest of the content is hidden:</p>
<p>Try to remove the overflow property to understand how it works.</p>

<div>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>

</body>
</html>



overflow: scroll

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 needn’t it):

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  background-color: #eee;
  width: 200px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 1px dotted black;
  overflow: scroll;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Overflow: scroll</h2>

<p>Setting the overflow 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):</p>

<div>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>

</body>
</html>



overflow: auto

The auto value is like scroll, however it adds scrollbars just when necessary:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  background-color: #eee;
  width: 200px;
  height: 50px;
  border: 1px dotted black;
  overflow: auto;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Overflow: auto</h2>

<p>The auto value is similar to scroll, only it add scrollbars when necessary:</p>

<div>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>

</body>
</html>



overflow-x and overflow-y

The overflow-x and overflow-y properties specifies whether to change the overflow of content just horizontally or vertically (or both):

overflow-x specifies how to manage the left/right edges of the substance.

overflow-y specifies how to manage the top/bottom edges of the substance.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {
  background-color: #eee;
  width: 200px;
  height: 50px;
  border: 1px dotted black;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-y: scroll;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h2>Overflow-x and overflow-y</h2>

<p>You can also change the overflow of content horizontally or vertically.</p>
<p>overflow-x specifies what to do with the left/right edges of the content.</p>
<p>overflow-y specifies what to do with the top/bottom edges of the content.</p>

<div>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>

</body>
</html>



All CSS Overflow Properties

PropertyDescription
overflowSpecifies what happens if content overflows an element’s box
overflow-xSpecifies what to do with the left/right edges of the content if it overflows the element’s content area
overflow-ySpecifies what to do with the top/bottom edges of the content if it overflows the element’s content area

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