overflow

The overflow property specifies what happens to content that is too large to fit in its block container.

Formal Syntax

<'overflow-block'>{1,2}

Initial value

visible

Applies to

block containers [CSS2], flex containers [CSS3-FLEXBOX], and grid containers [CSS3-GRID-LAYOUT]

Inherited

no

Percentages

N/A

Computed value

see individual properties

Animation type

discrete

See specification