Specifies how to handle content overflow of an element if the content does not fit within the predefined boundaries of the element.
Platform Support
| IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari | 5.0-6.07.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.3.2+ |
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Values
| inherit | Inherit the value from the parent element. |
| visible | Content is rendered outside of the element. |
| hidden | Content is clipped at the boundaries of the element. |
| scroll | Display scroll bars to access overflow content. |
| auto | Overflow behavior to be determined by the window or user settings. |
Example
For a demonstration of the overflow attribute, see the demo page on quirksmode:
http://www.quirksmode.org/css/overflow.html
Availability
W3C CSS2
