Limited availability
The overflow-block
CSS property sets what shows when content overflows the block start and block end edges of a box. This may be nothing, a scroll bar, or the overflow content.
Note: The overflow-block
property maps to overflow-y
or overflow-x
depending on the writing mode of the document.
/* Keyword values */
overflow-block: visible;
overflow-block: hidden;
overflow-block: clip;
overflow-block: scroll;
overflow-block: auto;
/* Global values */
overflow-block: inherit;
overflow-block: initial;
overflow-block: revert;
overflow-block: revert-layer;
overflow-block: unset;
The overflow-block
property is specified as a single <overflow>
keyword value:
visible
Content is not clipped and may be rendered outside the padding box's block start and block end edges.
hidden
Content is clipped if necessary to fit the block dimension in the padding box. No scrollbars are provided.
clip
Overflow content is clipped at the element's overflow clip edge that is defined using the overflow-clip-margin
property.
scroll
Content is clipped if necessary to fit in the block dimension in the padding box. Browsers display scrollbars whether or not any content is actually clipped. (This prevents scrollbars from appearing or disappearing when the content changes.) Printers may still print overflowing content.
auto
Depends on the user agent. If content fits inside the padding box, it looks the same as visible
, but still establishes a new block-formatting context.
overflow-block =Examples HTML
visible |
hidden |
clip |
scroll |
auto
<ul>
<li>
<code>overflow-block: hidden</code> (hides the text outside the box)
<div id="hidden">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim
veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</div>
</li>
<li>
<code>overflow-block: scroll</code> (always adds a scrollbar)
<div id="scroll">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim
veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</div>
</li>
<li>
<code>overflow-block: clip</code> (hides the text outside the box beyond the
overflow clip edge)
<div id="clip">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim
veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</div>
</li>
<li>
<code>overflow-block: visible</code> (displays the text outside the box if
needed)
<div id="visible">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim
veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</div>
</li>
<li>
<code>overflow-block: auto</code> (on most browsers, equivalent to
<code>scroll</code>)
<div id="auto">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim
veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea
commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate
velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
</div>
</li>
</ul>
CSS
div {
border: 1px solid black;
width: 250px;
height: 100px;
margin-bottom: 120px;
}
#hidden {
overflow-block: hidden;
}
#scroll {
overflow-block: scroll;
}
#clip {
overflow-block: clip;
}
#visible {
overflow-block: visible;
}
#auto {
overflow-block: auto;
}
Result Specifications Browser compatibility See also
RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
Search and Browse the WWW like it's 1997 | Search results from DuckDuckGo
HTML:
3.2
| Encoding:
UTF-8
| Version:
0.7.4