Tailwind CSS Overflow

This class accepts more than one value in Tailwind CSS. It is the alternative to the CSS Overflow property. This overflow is for controlling how an element content is handled that is too large for the container. It tells whether to clip content or to add scroll bars

There is separate property in CSS for CSS Overflow-x and CSS Overflow-y, 

Overflow classes:

• overflow-auto 
• overflow-hidden 
• overflow-visible 
• overflow-scroll 
• overflow-x-auto 
• overflow-y-auto 
• overflow-x-hidden 
• overflow-y-hidden 
• overflow-x-visible 
• overflow-y-visible 
• overflow-x-scroll 
• overflow-y-scroll 

overflow-auto:  It automatically adds a scrollbar whenever it is required. This class adds scrollbars to an element in the event that its content overflows the boundary of that element.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-auto">...</element>

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overflow-hidden: The overflow is clipped and the rest of the content is invisible. This class is used to clip any content within an element that overflows the bounds of that element.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-hidden">...</element>

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overflow-visible: The content is not clipped and visible outside the element box. This class used to prevent content within an element from being clipped.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-visible">...</element>

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overflow-scroll: The overflow is clipped but a scrollbar is added to see the rest of the content. The scrollbar can be horizontal or vertical. This class is used when you need to show scrollbars, this utility will only be shown if scrolling is necessary.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-scroll">...</element>

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Overflow-x: This class specifies whether to add a scroll bar, clip the content, or display overflow content of a block-level element when it overflows at the left and right edges.

overflow-x-auto: It provides a scrolling mechanism for overflowing boxes.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-x-auto">...</element>

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overflow-x-hidden: It is used to clip the content and no scrolling mechanism is provided on the x-axis.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-x-hidden">...</element>

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overflow-x-visible: This class does not clip the content. The content may be rendered outside the left and right edges.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-x-visible">...</element>

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overflow-x-scroll: It is used to clip the content and providing a scrolling mechanism.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-x-scroll">...</element>

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

overflow-y-auto: It provides a scrolling mechanism for overflowing boxes.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-y-auto">...</element>

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overflow-y-hidden: It is used to clip the content and no scrolling mechanism is provided on the y-axis.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-y-hidden">...</element>

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overflow-y-visible: This class does not clip the content. The content may be rendered outside the left and right edges.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-y-visible">...</element>

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overflow-y-scroll: It is used to clip the content and also provides a scrolling mechanism.

Syntax:

<element class="overflow-y-scroll">...</element>

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