CSS overflow property

Originally a single property for controlling overflowing content in both horizontal & vertical directions, the `overflow` property is now a shorthand for `overflow-x` & `overflow-y`. The latest version of the specification also introduces the `clip` value that blocks programmatic scrolling.

W3C Working Draft: https://www.w3.org/TR/css-overflow-3/

Usage: 92.3% + 6.06% = 98.4%

Support summary

IE: partial since 5.5, notes for version 5.5₁
Edge: 90, partial since 12, notes for version 12₁, notes for version 79₂
Firefox: 81, partial since 2, notes for version 2₁, notes for version 61₂
Chrome: 90, partial since 4, notes for version 4₁, notes for version 68₂
Safari: 16.0, partial since 3.1, notes for version 3.1₁, notes for version 13.1₂
Opera: 76, partial since 9, notes for version 9₁, notes for version 55₂
Safari on iOS: 16.0, partial since 3.2, notes for version 3.2₁, notes for version 13.4-13.7₂
Opera Mini: partial since all, notes for version all₁
Android Browser: 124, partial since 2.1, notes for version 2.1₁
Blackberry Browser: partial since 7, notes for version 7₁
Opera Mobile: 80, partial since 10, notes for version 10₁
Chrome for Android: 124
Firefox for Android: 125
IE Mobile: partial since 10, notes for version 10₁
UC Browser for Android: partial since 15.5, notes for version 15.5₁
Samsung Internet: 15.0, partial since 4, notes for version 4₁
QQ Browser: partial since 14.9, notes for version 14.9₁
Baidu Browser: 13.52
KaiOS Browser: 3.0-3.1, partial since 2.5, notes for version 2.5₁

Notes

Effectively all browsers support the CSS 2.1 definition for single-value `overflow` as well as `overflow-x` & `overflow-y` and values `visible`, `hidden`, `scroll` & `auto`

Does not support the two value `overflow` shorthand ↑
Does not support the `clip` value ↑

Full support table

IE

5.5	6	7	8	9	10	11
a	a	a	a	a	a	a

Edge

12	13	14	15	16	17	18	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120	121	122	123	124
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Firefox

2	3	3.5	3.6	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120	121	122	123	124	125	126	127	128
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Chrome

4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109	110	111	112	113	114	115	116	117	118	119	120	121	122	123	124	125	126	127
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Safari

3.1	3.2	4	5	5.1	6	6.1	7	7.1	8	9	9.1	10	10.1	11	11.1	12	12.1	13	13.1	14	14.1	15	15.1	15.2-15.3	15.4	15.5	15.6	16.0	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.5	16.6	17.0	17.1	17.2	17.3	17.4	17.5	TP
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Opera

9	9.5-9.6	10.0-10.1	10.5	10.6	11	11.1	11.5	11.6	12	12.1	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	60	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100	101	102	103	104	105	106	107	108	109
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Safari on iOS

3.2	4.0-4.1	4.2-4.3	5.0-5.1	6.0-6.1	7.0-7.1	8	8.1-8.4	9.0-9.2	9.3	10.0-10.2	10.3	11.0-11.2	11.3-11.4	12.0-12.1	12.2-12.5	13.0-13.1	13.2	13.3	13.4-13.7	14.0-14.4	14.5-14.8	15.0-15.1	15.2-15.3	15.4	15.5	15.6-15.8	16.0	16.1	16.2	16.3	16.4	16.5	16.6-16.7	17.0	17.1	17.2	17.3	17.4	17.5
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

Opera Mini

all
a

Android Browser

2.1	2.2	2.3	3	4	4.1	4.2-4.3	4.4	4.4.3-4.4.4	124
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y

Blackberry Browser

7	10
a	a

Opera Mobile

10	11	11.1	11.5	12	12.1	80
a	a	a	a	a	a	y

Chrome for Android

124
y

Firefox for Android

125
y

IE Mobile

10	11
a	a

UC Browser for Android

15.5
a

Samsung Internet

4	5.0-5.4	6.2-6.4	7.2-7.4	8.2	9.2	10.1	11.1-11.2	12.0	13.0	14.0	15.0	16.0	17.0	18.0	19.0	20	21	22	23	24
a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y

QQ Browser

14.9
a

Baidu Browser

13.52
y

KaiOS Browser

2.5	3.0-3.1
a	y

y = supported
a = partially supported, see notes
x = supported with a prefix, e.g. moz, webkit
p = supported with a polyfill
d = available but disabled by default; the feature need to be enabled in about:config, chrome://flags, etc.
n = not supported
u = unknown/untested

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