Shefali Jangid

How to Make the CSS overflow: hidden Work on a Element?

Shefali Jangid

Updated on 15-Mar-2026 644 Views

The CSS overflow: hidden property is used to hide content that extends beyond the boundaries of an element. However, for it to work effectively, especially on table cells, you need to combine it with other CSS properties to control how the content is displayed. Syntax selector { overflow: hidden; } Approaches to Make the CSS overflow: hidden Work Using table-layout: fixed Property Using text-overflow and white-space Properties Method 1: Using table-layout: fixed Property By default, tables adjust column ...