---
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.

```html
<div class="overflow-auto">...</div>
<div class="overflow-hidden">...</div>
<div class="overflow-visible">...</div>
<div class="overflow-scroll">...</div>
```

### `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.

```html
<div class="overflow-x-auto">...</div>
<div class="overflow-x-hidden">...</div>
<div class="overflow-x-visible">...</div>
<div class="overflow-x-scroll">...</div>
```

### `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.

```html
<div class="overflow-y-auto">...</div>
<div class="overflow-y-hidden">...</div>
<div class="overflow-y-visible">...</div>
<div class="overflow-y-scroll">...</div>
```

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]])

<ScssDocs name="utils-overflow" file="scss/_utilities.scss" />
