- overflow:auto; is used to add a scrollbar whenever a box's content is too large to fit the content in the box (element).
- The overflow:hidden; property is used to prevent scrollbars from showing up, even when they're necessary.
- overflow-x:auto; is used for adding a horizontal scrollbar whenever it's needed or required.
- overflow-x:hidden; prevents to add horizontal scrollbar even when it's required.
- overflow-y:auto; is used for adding a vertical scrollbar.
- overflow-y:hidden; is used to prevent vertical scrollbar from showing up.
The auto value is similar to scroll . But it adds scrollbars only whenever it's necessary.
The overflow property only works for the block elements with a specified height.
Example of horizontal & vertical scrolling div
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Scroll a div horizontally and vertically on button click.
If you want whenever someone will click on a button, the div element will scroll vertically and horizontally, then in this example, I will show you how to scroll a div horizontally and vertically on button click with JavaScript.
button click scroll div with javascript
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Conclusion
In this article, you have learned how to make a div scrollable vertically and horizontally using css.
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