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"Utilities for controlling how an element handles content that is too large for the container.";

Clase Propiedades CSS
overflow-auto overflow: auto;
overflow-hidden overflow: hidden;
overflow-clip overflow: clip;
overflow-visible overflow: visible;
overflow-scroll overflow: scroll;
overflow-x-auto overflow-x: auto;
overflow-y-auto overflow-y: auto;
overflow-x-hidden overflow-x: hidden;
overflow-y-hidden overflow-y: hidden;
overflow-x-clip overflow-x: clip;
overflow-y-clip overflow-y: clip;
overflow-x-visible overflow-x: visible;
overflow-y-visible overflow-y: visible;
overflow-x-scroll overflow-x: scroll;
overflow-y-scroll overflow-y: scroll;

Examples#

Showing content that overflows#

Use the overflow-visible utility to prevent content within an element from being clipped:

{

Andrew Alfred Technical advisor
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-visible] -->
<div class="overflow-visible ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Note that any content that overflows the bounds of the element will then be visible.

Hiding content that overflows#

Use the overflow-hidden utility to clip any content within an element that overflows the bounds of that element:

{

Andrew Alfred Technical advisor
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-hidden] -->
<div class="overflow-hidden ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Scrolling if needed#

Use the overflow-auto utility to add scrollbars to an element in the event that its content overflows the bounds of that element:

{

Andrew Alfred Technical advisor
Debra Houston Analyst
Jane White Director, Marketing
Ray Flint Technical Advisor
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-auto] -->
<div class="overflow-auto ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Unlike overflow-scroll, which always shows scrollbars, this utility will only show them if scrolling is necessary.

Scrolling horizontally if needed#

Use the overflow-x-auto utility to allow horizontal scrolling if needed:

{

Andrew
Emily
Whitney
David
Kristin
Sarah
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-x-auto] -->
<div class="overflow-x-auto ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Scrolling vertically if needed#

Use the overflow-y-auto utility to allow vertical scrolling if needed:

{

Andrew Alfred Technical advisor
Debra Houston Analyst
Jane White Director, Marketing
Ray Flint Technical Advisor
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-y-auto] -->
<div class="h-32 overflow-y-auto ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Scrolling horizontally always#

Use the overflow-x-scroll utility to allow horizontal scrolling and always show scrollbars unless always-visible scrollbars are disabled by the operating system:

{

Andrew
Emily
Whitney
David
Kristin
Sarah
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-x-scroll] -->
<div class="overflow-x-scroll ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Scrolling vertically always#

Use the overflow-y-scroll utility to allow vertical scrolling and always show scrollbars unless always-visible scrollbars are disabled by the operating system:

{

Andrew Alfred Technical advisor
Debra Houston Analyst
Jane White Director, Marketing
Ray Flint Technical Advisor
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-y-scroll] -->
<div class="overflow-y-scroll ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Scrolling in all directions#

Use the overflow-scroll utility to add scrollbars to an element:

{

{/ Calendar frame /}
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
5 AM
6 AM
7 AM
8 AM
9 AM
10 AM
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
2 PM
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
7 PM
8 PM
{/ Calendar contents /}
5 AM Flight to Vancouver Toronto YYZ
6 AM Breakfast Mel's Diner
5 PM 🎉 Party party 🎉 We like to party!
}

<!-- [!code classes:overflow-scroll] -->
<div class="overflow-scroll ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Unlike overflow-auto, which only shows scrollbars if they are necessary, this utility always shows them. Note that some operating systems (like macOS) hide unnecessary scrollbars regardless of this setting.

Responsive design#