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.

Published on 18-Apr-2018 06:46:43