Css Overflow

CSS overflow

Created By: chatGPT

In CSS, the overflow property controls what happens to content that is too large to fit in its container. This is particularly useful for managing layout and ensuring that elements do not overflow their parent containers. There are several possible values for the overflow property:

visible is the default value. The overflow is not clipped and the content will overflow the box.

overflow: visible;

hidden means that the overflow will be clipped, and the rest of the content will be invisible.

overflow: hidden;

scroll adds a scrollbar to the container, allowing the user to scroll to see the overflowing content. The scrollbar is always visible, even if content doesn't require scrolling.

overflow: scroll;

auto will add a scrollbar only when the content exceeds the bounds of the element.

overflow: auto;

To apply the overflow property effectively, you should also consider setting a specified height or width for the container. Here’s a simple example:

div {
    width: 200px;
    height: 100px;
    overflow: auto;
    border: 1px solid #000;
}

In this example, a div element is created with a fixed width and height. If the content exceeds either the width or height, a scrollbar will appear due to the overflow: auto; setting. You can try adding more content inside the div to see how it behaves with the overflow property.

<div>
    This is an example of a container that can handle overflow content. Add more text here to see how the scroll mechanism works. Keep adding content until you need to scroll to view all of it!
</div>