Visual Effects Properties
New in CSS2, visual effect properties let you describe how elements are drawn. I'm including a sampling of these properties here.
clip
CSS2 values: <shape>|auto|inherit
Default value: auto
Element support: Block-level and replaced elements
Browser support: [IE5, IE6]
Style inherited: No
The clipping region of an element indicates what part of the element is drawn and, therefore, what part is visible. This property lets you set an element's clipping region.
overflow
CSS2 values: visible|hidden|scroll|auto|inherit
Default value: visible
Element support: Block-level and replaced elements
Browser support: [IE5, IE6]
Style inherited: No
This property specifies whether the content of a block-level element should be clipped if it extends ...
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