# Property Description

The overflow property specifies the behavior that occurs when an content overflows an element's box.

# Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
visible | (default) The overflow is not clipped
hidden | The overflow is clipped, and the rest of the content will be invisible
scroll | The overflow is clipped, but a scroll-bar is added to see the rest of the content
auto | If overflow is clipped, a scroll-bar should be added to see the rest of the content
inherit1 | Specifies that the value of the property should be inherited from the parent element

# Examples

This example sets the overflow property to scroll.

    div {
      width:100px;
      height:100px;
      overflow:scroll;
    }

# Browser Support

Firefox | IE | Chrome | Opera | Safari

1 - 'inherit' not supported by IE

# Miscellaneous Information

Inherited: | No
Defined In: | CSS2