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overflow-y

Specifies what the browser should do if the content of an element's box exceeds the height of the box.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 5.0 and later Not supported

See Also:

clip, height, overflow, overflow-x, width

Possible Values:

auto
Scroll bars are added to the box only when necessary.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

hidden
The element is not displayed.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

scroll
Scroll bars are added to the box so the rest of the content can be displayed.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:
  • With this value, the scroll bars appear even when the content fits completely inside the box.

visible
The element is displayed.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS2 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Example:
<P STYLE="width: 300px; height: 55px; overflow-y: scroll">
All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, 
in fact, barely presentable. The most common error made in 
matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain 
the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine 
through. If there are places on your body where this is a 
possibility, you are not attractive--you are leaking.<BR>
&#151;Fran Lebowitz
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All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable. The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive--you are leaking.
—Fran Lebowitz


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