Name
overflow
Synopsis
This defines what happens to content that overflows the content area of an element. For the value scroll, user agents are supposed to provide a scrolling mechanism whether or not it is actually needed; thus, for example, scrollbars would appear even if all content is able to fit within the element box.
Values:
visible | hidden |
scroll | auto |
inherit
Initial value:
visible
Applies to:
block-level and replaced elements
Inherited:
no
Computed value:
as specified
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