CSS overflow-y Property

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Example

Show different overflow-y property values:

div.ex1 {
overflow-y: scroll;
}

div.ex2 {
  overflow-y: hidden;
}

div.ex3 {
  overflow-y: auto;
}

div.ex4 {
  overflow-y: visible;
}

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Definition and Usage

The overflow-y property specifies whether to clip the content, add a scroll bar, or display overflow content of a block-level element, when it overflows at the top and bottom edges.

Tip: Use the overflow-x property to determine clipping at the left and right edges.

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Default value:	visible
Inherited:	no
Animatable:	no. Read about animatable
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.overflowY="scroll" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -ms-, specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property
overflow-y	4.0	9.0 8.0 -ms-	1.5	3.0	9.5

CSS Syntax

Property Values

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