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overflow-inline

The overflow-inline CSS property sets what shows when content overflows the inline start and end edges of a box. This may be nothing, a scroll bar, or the overflow content.

Note: The overflow-inline property maps to overflow-y or overflow-x depending on the writing mode of the document.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
overflow-inline: visible;
overflow-inline: hidden;
overflow-inline: scroll;
overflow-inline: auto;

/* Global values */
overflow-inline: inherit;
overflow-inline: initial;
overflow-inline: revert;
overflow-inline: revert-layer;
overflow-inline: unset;

The overflow-inline property is specified as a single keyword chosen from the list of values below.

Values

visible

Content is not clipped and may be rendered outside the padding box's inline start and end edges.

hidden

Content is clipped if necessary to fit the inline dimension in the padding box. No scrollbars are provided.

scroll

Content is clipped if necessary to fit in the padding box in the inline dimension. 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. Desktop browsers provide scrollbars if content overflows.

Formal definition

Initial value auto
Applies to Block-containers, flex containers, and grid containers
Inherited no
Computed value as specified, except with visible/clip computing to auto/hidden respectively if one of overflow-x or overflow-y is neither visible nor clip
Animation type discrete

Formal syntax

overflow-inline = 
<'overflow'>

Examples

Setting inline overflow behavior

HTML

<ul>
  <li>
    <code>overflow-inline:hidden</code> — hides the text outside the box
    <div id="div1">ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div>
  </li>

  <li>
    <code>overflow-inline:scroll</code> — always adds a scrollbar
    <div id="div2">ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div>
  </li>

  <li>
    <code>overflow-inline:visible</code> — displays the text outside the box if
    needed
    <div id="div3">ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div>
  </li>

  <li>
    <code>overflow-inline:auto</code> — on most browsers, equivalent to
    <code>scroll</code>
    <div id="div4">ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ</div>
  </li>
</ul>

CSS

#div1,
#div2,
#div3,
#div4 {
  border: 1px solid black;
  width: 250px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

#div1 {
  overflow-inline: hidden;
}
#div2 {
  overflow-inline: scroll;
}
#div3 {
  overflow-inline: visible;
}
#div4 {
  overflow-inline: auto;
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
overflow-inline No No 69 No No No No No No No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/overflow-inline