CSS - overflow-block Property
CSS overflow-block property determines how the content of an element behaves when it exceeds the left and right boundaries of its box.
Property overflow-block is supported only on Firefox browser.
Possible Values
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visible − The content is allowed to overflow the element's box.
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hidden − The overflow content is hidden.
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clip − The clip overflow value clips the overflowed content and makes it invisible.
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scroll − The element is made scrollable by adding a scroll bar.
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auto − A scroll bar is added to the element so that the user can view its overflow content.
Applies to
All the HTML elements.
DOM Syntax
object.style.overflowBlock = "visible|hidden|clip|scroll|auto";
Property overflow-block is supported only on Firefox browser. Hence all the examples will work only on Firefox browsers.
CSS overflow-block - With visible & hidden Values
The overflow-block property controls whether the content of an element can overflow its boundaries. The visible value allows the content to overflow, while the hidden value hides any overflowing content.
<html> <head> <style> .container { display:flex; } div.overflow-block-visible { background-color: #2fe262; border: 2px solid #000000; width: 170px; height: 160px; overflow-block: visible; margin-right: 100px; } h4 { text-align: center; color: #D90F0F; } div.overflow-block-hidden { background-color: #2fe262; border: 2px solid #000000; width: 170px; height: 160px; overflow-block: hidden; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <div class="overflow-block-visible"> <h4>Tutorialspoint CSS Overflow-block Visible</h4> Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. omnis dolor repellendus. non-characteristic words, Temporibus autem quibusdam et </div> <div class="overflow-block-hidden"> <h4>Tutorialspoint CSS Overflow-block Hidden</h4> Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. omnis dolor repellendus. non-characteristic words, Temporibus autem quibusdam et </div> </div> </body> </html>
CSS overflow-block - clip Value
The overflow-block: clip property hides any overflowing content of an element. No scrollbars are added.
<html> <head> <style> div.overflow-block-clip { background-color: #2fe262; border: 2px solid #000000; width: 170px; height: 160px; overflow-block: clip; } h4 { text-align: center; color: #D90F0F; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="overflow-block-clip"> <h4<Tutorialspoint CSS Overflow-block Clip</h4> Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. omnis dolor repellendus. non-characteristic words, Temporibus autem quibusdam et </div> </body> </html>
CSS overflow-block - With scroll& auto Values
When the overflow-block property set to scroll and auto.The scroll always adds a scrollbar, while auto only adds a scrollbar when needed.
<html> <head> <style> .container { display:flex; } div.overflow-block-scroll { background-color: #2fe262; border: 2px solid #000000; width: 170px; height: 160px; overflow-block: scroll; margin-right: 100px; } h4 { text-align: center; color: #D90F0F; } div.overflow-block-auto { background-color: #2fe262; border: 2px solid #000000; width: 170px; height: 160px; overflow-block: auto; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <div class="overflow-block-scroll"> <h4>Tutorialspoint CSS Overflow-block Scroll</h4> Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. omnis dolor repellendus. non-characteristic words, Temporibus autem quibusdam et </div> <div class="overflow-block-auto"> <h4>Tutorialspoint CSS Overflow-block Auto</h4> Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. omnis dolor repellendus. non-characteristic words, Temporibus autem quibusdam et </div> </div> </body> </html>
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