CSS overflow: auto


The CSS overflow: auto, adds a scrollbar only when it's needed, unlike overflow:scroll. You can try to run the following code to implement CSS overflow: auto property:

Example

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <style>
         div {
            background-color: orange;
            width: 250px;
            height: 45px;
            border: 2px solid blue;
            overflow: auto;
         }
      </style>
   </head>
   <body>
      <h1>Heading</h1>
      <div>Overflow property used here. This is a demo text to show the working of CSS overflow: auto. This won't hide the content. A scrollbar would be visible, only if needed.</div>
   </body>
</html>

Output

Updated on: 22-Jun-2020

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