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Style overflowX Property

Example

Scroll horizontally if the text overflows the element's content area:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.overflowX = "scroll";

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Definition and Usage

The overflowX property specifies what to do with the left/right edges of the content - if it overflows the element's content area.

Tip: Use the overflowY property to determine clipping at the top and bottom edges.

Browser Support

The overflowX property is supported in all of the major browsers.

Note: The overflowX property does not work properly in IE8 and earlier.

Syntax

Return the overflowX property:

object.style.overflowX

Set the overflowX property:

object.style.overflowX="visible|hidden|scroll|auto|initial|inherit"

Property Values

Value	Description
visible	The content is not clipped, and it may be rendered outside the content box
hidden	The content is clipped - and no scrolling mechanism is provided
scroll	The content is clipped and a scrolling mechanism is provided
auto	Should cause a scrolling mechanism to be provided for overflowing boxes
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value:	visible
Return Value:	A String, representing the overflow-x property of an element
CSS Version	CSS3

Related Pages

CSS reference: overflow-x property