🌊 overflow: visible
This is way too much text for this small container! It will spill out and be visible outside the borders. This is the default behavior.
Default behavior: Content spills outside the container and remains visible.
✂️ overflow: hidden
This is way too much text for this small container! But now it gets cut off and hidden. You can't see the rest of this text because it's clipped.
Clips content: Extra content is cut off and completely hidden from view.
📜 overflow: scroll
Always scrollable: Scrollbars are always present, regardless of content size.
🤖 overflow: auto
This is way too much text for this small container! Scrollbars appear automatically only when needed. This is usually the best choice for most situations.
Smart scrolling: Scrollbars only appear when content actually overflows.
💡 Quick Tips
overflow: auto is usually the best choice for most situations
overflow: hidden is great for creating clean layouts
overflow: scroll when you always want scrollbars visible
overflow: visible is the default - content spills out