CSS overflow property

Originally a single property for controlling overflowing content in both horizontal & vertical directions, the overflow property is now a shorthand for overflow-x & overflow-y. The latest version of the specification also introduces the clip value that blocks programmatic scrolling.

Spec https://www.w3.org/TR/css-overflow-3/
Status W3C Working Draft
IE Edge Firefox Chrome Safari Opera
      98    
    95 97    
    94 96 TP  
11 (1,2) 95 93 95 15 (2) 80 (2)
10 (1,2) 94 92 94 14.1 (2) 79 (2)
9 (1,2) 93 91 93 14 (2) 78 (2)
8 (1,2) 92 90 92 13.1 (2) 77 (2)
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7 (1,2) 91 89 91 13 (1,2) 76 (2)
6 (1,2) 90 88 90 12.1 (1,2) 75 (2)
5.5 (1,2) 89 (2) 87 89 (2) 12 (1,2) 74 (2)
  88 (2) 86 88 (2) 11.1 (1,2) 73 (2)
  87 (2) 85 87 (2) 11 (1,2) 72 (2)
  86 (2) 84 86 (2) 10.1 (1,2) 71 (2)
  85 (2) 83 85 (2) 10 (1,2) 70 (2)
  84 (2) 82 84 (2) 9.1 (1,2) 69 (2)
  83 (2) 81 83 (2) 9 (1,2) 68 (2)
  81 (2) 80 (2) 81 (2) 8 (1,2) 67 (2)
  80 (2) 79 (2) 80 (2) 7.1 (1,2) 66 (2)
  79 (2) 78 (2) 79 (2) 7 (1,2) 65 (2)
  18 (1,2) 77 (2) 78 (2) 6.1 (1,2) 64 (2)
  17 (1,2) 76 (2) 77 (2) 6 (1,2) 63 (2)
  16 (1,2) 75 (2) 76 (2) 5.1 (1,2) 62 (2)
  15 (1,2) 74 (2) 75 (2) 5 (1,2) 60 (2)
  14 (1,2) 73 (2) 74 (2) 4 (1,2) 58 (2)
  13 (1,2) 72 (2) 73 (2) 3.2 (1,2) 57 (2)
  12 (1,2) 71 (2) 72 (2) 3.1 (1,2) 56 (2)
    70 (2) 71 (2)   55 (2)
    69 (2) 70 (2)   54 (1,2)
    68 (2) 69 (2)   53 (1,2)
    67 (2) 68 (2)   52 (1,2)
    66 (2) 67 (1,2)   51 (1,2)
    65 (2) 66 (1,2)   50 (1,2)
    64 (2) 65 (1,2)   49 (1,2)
    63 (2) 64 (1,2)   48 (1,2)
    62 (2) 63 (1,2)   47 (1,2)
    61 (2) 62 (1,2)   46 (1,2)
    60 (1,2) 61 (1,2)   45 (1,2)
    59 (1,2) 60 (1,2)   44 (1,2)
    58 (1,2) 59 (1,2)   43 (1,2)
    57 (1,2) 58 (1,2)   42 (1,2)
    56 (1,2) 57 (1,2)   41 (1,2)
    55 (1,2) 56 (1,2)   40 (1,2)
    54 (1,2) 55 (1,2)   39 (1,2)
    53 (1,2) 54 (1,2)   38 (1,2)
    52 (1,2) 53 (1,2)   37 (1,2)
    51 (1,2) 52 (1,2)   36 (1,2)
    50 (1,2) 51 (1,2)   35 (1,2)
    49 (1,2) 50 (1,2)   34 (1,2)
    48 (1,2) 49 (1,2)   33 (1,2)
    47 (1,2) 48 (1,2)   32 (1,2)
    46 (1,2) 47 (1,2)   31 (1,2)
    45 (1,2) 46 (1,2)   30 (1,2)
    44 (1,2) 45 (1,2)   29 (1,2)
    43 (1,2) 44 (1,2)   28 (1,2)
    42 (1,2) 43 (1,2)   27 (1,2)
    41 (1,2) 42 (1,2)   26 (1,2)
    40 (1,2) 41 (1,2)   25 (1,2)
    39 (1,2) 40 (1,2)   24 (1,2)
    38 (1,2) 39 (1,2)   23 (1,2)
    37 (1,2) 38 (1,2)   22 (1,2)
    36 (1,2) 37 (1,2)   21 (1,2)
    35 (1,2) 36 (1,2)   20 (1,2)
    34 (1,2) 35 (1,2)   19 (1,2)
    33 (1,2) 34 (1,2)   18 (1,2)
    32 (1,2) 33 (1,2)   17 (1,2)
    31 (1,2) 32 (1,2)   16 (1,2)
    30 (1,2) 31 (1,2)   15 (1,2)
    29 (1,2) 30 (1,2)   12.1 (1,2)
    28 (1,2) 29 (1,2)   12 (1,2)
    27 (1,2) 28 (1,2)   11.6 (1,2)
    26 (1,2) 27 (1,2)   11.5 (1,2)
    25 (1,2) 26 (1,2)   11.1 (1,2)
    24 (1,2) 25 (1,2)   11 (1,2)
    23 (1,2) 24 (1,2)   10.6 (1,2)
    22 (1,2) 23 (1,2)   10.5 (1,2)
    21 (1,2) 22 (1,2)   10.0-10.1 (1,2)
    20 (1,2) 21 (1,2)   9.5-9.6 (1,2)
    19 (1,2) 20 (1,2)   9 (1,2)
    18 (1,2) 19 (1,2)    
    17 (1,2) 18 (1,2)    
    16 (1,2) 17 (1,2)    
    15 (1,2) 16 (1,2)    
    14 (1,2) 15 (1,2)    
    13 (1,2) 14 (1,2)    
    12 (1,2) 13 (1,2)    
    11 (1,2) 12 (1,2)    
    10 (1,2) 11 (1,2)    
    9 (1,2) 10 (1,2)    
    8 (1,2) 9 (1,2)    
    7 (1,2) 8 (1,2)    
    6 (1,2) 7 (1,2)    
    5 (1,2) 6 (1,2)    
    4 (1,2) 5 (1,2)    
    3.6 (1,2) 4 (1,2)    
    3.5 (1,2)      
    3 (1,2)      
    2 (1,2)      
Safari on iOS Opera Mini Android Browser Blackberry Browser Opera Mobile Android Chrome Android Firefox IE Mobile Android UC Browser Samsung Internet QQ Browser Baidu Browser KaiOS Browser
15 (2) all (1,2) 94 10 (1,2) 64 94 92 11 (1,2) 12.12 (1,2) 15.0 10.4 (1,2) 7.12 (1,2) 2.5 (1,2)
14.5-14.8 (2)   4.4.3-4.4.4 (1,2) 7 (1,2) 12.1 (1,2)     10 (1,2)   14.0 (1,2)      
14.0-14.4 (2)   4.4 (1,2)   12 (1,2)         13.0 (1,2)      
13.4-13.7 (2)   4.2-4.3 (1,2)   11.5 (1,2)         12.0 (1,2)      
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13.3 (1,2)   4.1 (1,2)   11.1 (1,2)         11.1-11.2 (1,2)      
13.2 (1,2)   4 (1,2)   11 (1,2)         10.1 (1,2)      
13.0-13.1 (1,2)   3 (1,2)   10 (1,2)         9.2 (1,2)      
12.2-12.5 (1,2)   2.3 (1,2)             8.2 (1,2)      
12.0-12.1 (1,2)   2.2 (1,2)             7.2-7.4 (1,2)      
11.3-11.4 (1,2)   2.1 (1,2)             6.2-6.4 (1,2)      
11.0-11.2 (1,2)                 5.0-5.4 (1,2)      
10.3 (1,2)                 4 (1,2)      
10.0-10.2 (1,2)                        
9.3 (1,2)                        
9.0-9.2 (1,2)                        
8.1-8.4 (1,2)                        
8 (1,2)                        
7.0-7.1 (1,2)                        
6.0-6.1 (1,2)                        
5.0-5.1 (1,2)                        
4.2-4.3 (1,2)                        
4.0-4.1 (1,2)                        
3.2 (1,2)                        

Notes

Effectively all browsers support the CSS 2.1 definition for single-value overflow as well as overflow-x & overflow-y and values visible, hidden, scroll & auto

  1. Does not support the two value overflow shorthand

  2. Does not support the clip value

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