--- title: Overflow description: Use these shorthand utilities for quickly configuring how content overflows an element. toc: true --- ## Overflow Adjust the `overflow` property on the fly with four default values and classes. These classes are not responsive by default.
This is an example of using .overflow-auto on an element with set width and height dimensions. By design, this content will vertically scroll.
This is an example of using .overflow-hidden on an element with set width and height dimensions.
This is an example of using .overflow-visible on an element with set width and height dimensions.
This is an example of using .overflow-scroll on an element with set width and height dimensions.
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``` ### `overflow-x` Adjust the `overflow-x` property to affect the overflow of content horizontally.
.overflow-x-auto example on an element
with set width and height dimensions.
.overflow-x-hidden example
on an element with set width and height dimensions.
.overflow-x-visible example
on an element with set width and height dimensions.
.overflow-x-scroll example on an element
with set width and height dimensions.
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``` ### `overflow-y` Adjust the `overflow-y` property to affect the overflow of content vertically.
.overflow-y-auto example on an element with set width and height dimensions.
.overflow-y-hidden example on an element with set width and height dimensions.
.overflow-y-visible example on an element with set width and height dimensions.
.overflow-y-scroll example on an element with set width and height dimensions.
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``` Using Sass variables, you may customize the overflow utilities by changing the `$overflows` variable in `_variables.scss`. ## CSS ### Sass utilities API Overflow utilities are declared in our utilities API in `scss/_utilities.scss`. [Learn how to use the utilities API.]([[docsref:/utilities/api#using-the-api]])