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Overflow

The overflow class sets the overflow property. It controls how content is handled when it does not fit in its container and overflows.

Overview

CSS Shortcut class Applied style 
overflow-visible
 
overflow: visible;
 
overflow-x-visible
 
overflow-x: visible;
 
overflow-y-visible
 
overflow-y: visible;
 
overflow-hidden
 
overflow: hidden;
 
overflow-x-hidden
 
overflow-x: hidden;
 
overflow-y-hidden
 
overflow-y: hidden;
 
overflow-scroll
 
overflow: scroll;
 
overflow-x-scroll
 
overflow-x: scroll;
 
overflow-y-scroll
 
overflow-y: scroll;

Examples

Visible
overflow-visible

Content that doesn’t fit in this element overflows horizontally and vertically.
<div class="overflow-visible">
  Content that doesn’t fit in this element overflows horizontally and vertically.
</div>

Visible horizontal (x)
overflow-x-visible

Content that doesn’t fit in this element overflows horizontally.

<div class="overflow-x-visible" style="width: 250px;">
  <p style="width: 500px;">
    Content that doesn’t fit in this element overflows horizontally.
  </p>
</div>

Visible vertical (y)
overflow-y-visible

Content that doesn’t fit in this element overflows vertically.
<div class="overflow-y-visible">
  Content that doesn’t fit in this element overflows vertically.
</div>

Hidden
overflow-hidden

Content that doesn’t fit in this element is invisible, but still exists for screenreaders.

<p class="overflow-hidden">
  Content that doesn’t fit in this element is invisible, but still exists for screenreaders.
</p>

Hidden horizontal (x)
overflow-x-hidden

Content that doesn’t fit to the left and right of this element is invisible, but still exists for screenreaders.

<div class="overflow-x-hidden" style="width: 250px;">
  <p style="width: 500px;">
    Content that doesn’t fit to the left and right of this element is invisible, but still exists for screenreaders.
  </p>
</div>

Hidden vertical (y)
overflow-y-hidden

Content that doesn’t fit above or below this element is invisible, but still exists for screenreaders.

<p class="overflow-y-hidden">
  Content that doesn’t fit above or below this element is invisible, but still exists for screenreaders.
</p>

Scroll
overflow-scroll

Content that doesn’t fit in this element can be scrolled to with vertical and horizontal scrollbars.
<a href="#" class="overflow-scroll">
  Content that doesn’t fit in this element can be scrolled to with vertical and horizontal scrollbars.
</a>

Scroll horizontal (x)
overflow-x-scroll

Content that doesn’t fit in this element can be scrolled to with a horizontal scrollbar.

<a href="#"  class="overflow-x-scroll" style="width: 250px;">
  <p style="width: 500px;">
    Content that doesn’t fit in this element can be scrolled to with a horizontal scrollbar.
  </p>
</a>

Scroll vertical (y)
overflow-y-scroll

Content that doesn’t fit in this element can be scrolled to with a vertical scrollbar.
<a href="#" class="overflow-y-scroll">
  Content that doesn’t fit in this element can be scrolled to with a vertical scrollbar.
</a>

Conditional styling Apply this style to specific screen sizes Use a responsive layout prefix to apply this class only to a specified screen size. The available breakpoints are:

  • xs: > 480px
  • sm: > 640px
  • md: > 768px
  • lg: > 1024px
  • xl: > 1280px
  
<div class="xs:overflow-hidden ...">
  ...
</div>

Learn more about the responsive layout prefix.

2025-10-01