The overflow-inline
CSS media feature can be used to test how the output device handles content that overflows the initial containing block along the inline axis.
Syntax
The overflow-inline
feature is specified as a keyword value chosen from the list below.
none
- Content that overflows the inline axis is not displayed.
scroll
- Content that overflows the inline axis can be seen by scrolling to it.
Examples
HTML
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam ac turpis eleifend, fringilla velit ac, aliquam tellus. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Nunc velit erat, tempus id rutrum sed, dapibus ut urna. Integer vehicula nibh a justo imperdiet rutrum. Nam faucibus pretium orci imperdiet sollicitudin. Nunc id facilisis dui. Proin elementum et massa et feugiat. Integer rutrum ullamcorper eleifend. Proin sit amet tincidunt risus. Sed nec augue congue eros accumsan tincidunt sed eget ex.</p>
CSS
p {
white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (overflow-inline: scroll) {
p {
color: red;
}
}
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Media Queries Level 4The definition of 'overflow-inline' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overflow-inline media feature
|
Chrome
No support No |
Edge
No support No |
Firefox
Full support 66 |
IE
No support No |
Opera
No support No |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
No support No |
Firefox Android
Full support 66 |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
overflow-inline by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.