CSS Overflow Property
CSS Overflow Property?
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 different values as follows:
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 toscroll
, but it adds scrollbars only when necessary
Example :
Result:
The overflow Property
The overflow property specifies whether to clip content or to add scrollbars when an element's content is too big to fit in a specified area.
overflow: scroll:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.overflow: hidden:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.overflow: auto:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.overflow: visible (default):
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.