Values of CSS overflow property



CSS provides a property called overflow that tells the browser what to do if the box's contents are larger than the box itself. 

The following are the values of overflow property −

Value
Description
Visible
Allows the content to overflow the borders of its containing element.
Hidden
The content of the nested element is simply cut off at the border of the containing element and no scrollbars are visible.
Scroll
The size of the containing element does not change, but the scrollbars are added to allow the user to scroll to see the content.
auto
The purpose is the same as a scroll, but the scrollbar will be shown only if the content does overflow.
Lakshmi Srinivas
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