The overflow
attribute sets what to do when an element's content is too big to fit in its block formatting context. This feature is not widely implemented yet.
This attribute has the same parameter values and meaning as the CSS overflow property
, however, the following additional points apply:
- If it has a value of
visible
, the attribute has no effect (i.e., a clipping rectangle is not created). - If the
overflow
property has the valuehidden
orscroll
, a clip of the exact size of the SVG viewport is applied. - When
scroll
is specified on an<svg>
element, a scrollbar or panner is normally shown for the SVG viewport whether or not any of its content is clipped. - Within SVG content, the value
auto
implies that all rendered content for child elements must be visible, either through a scrolling mechanism, or by rendering with no clip.
Note: Although the initial value for overflow is auto
, it is overwritten in the User Agent style sheet for the <svg>
element when it is not the root element of a stand-alone document, the <pattern>
element, and the <marker>
element to be hidden by default.
Note: As a presentation attribute, overflow
can be used as a CSS property. See the CSS overflow
property for more information.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements: