CSS overflow-x Property

Description

The overflow-x property These properties specifies the handling of overflow in the horizontal direction (i.e., overflow from the left and right sides of the box).

Initial value: visible
Applies to: Block containers, flex containers and grid containers
Inherited: No
Media: Visual
Computed value: As specified
Animatable: No
CSS Version: CSS3
JavaScript syntax: object.style.overflowX

Syntax

overflow-x: visible | hidden | scroll | auto

Values

visibleContent is not clipped and scroll bars are not added. Elements are clipped to the size of the containing window or frame.
hiddenContent that exceeds the dimensions of the object is not shown.
scrollContent is clipped and scroll bars are added, even if the content does not exceed the dimensions of the object.
autoContent is clipped and scrolling is added only when necessary.

Example

HTML

<div class="test"> visible

   <img src="images/tech.gif" alt=""> 

</div> 

<div class="test2"> hidden

   <img src="images/tech.gif" alt=""> 

</div> 

<div class="test3"> scroll

   <img src="images/tech.gif" alt=""> 

</div> 

<div class="test4"> auto

   <img src="images/tech.gif" alt=""> 

</div>

CSS

div {
   display: inline-block; 
   margin-right: 30px;
   width: 100px; 
   height: 100px;
   border: 2px solid blue; 
}
img {
   width: 125px;
   height: 125px;
}
.test {
   overflow-x: visible;
   overflow-y: visible;
}
.test2 {
   overflow-x: hidden;
   overflow-y: hidden; 
}
.test3 {
   overflow-x: scroll;
   overflow-y: scroll;
}
.test4 {
   overflow-x: auto;
   overflow-y: auto; 
}

Result