-ms-overflow-x Attribute | overflowX Property
Gets or sets how to manage the content of the object when the content exceeds the width of the object.
Syntax
CSS { -ms-overflow-x : sOverflow } Scripting [ sOverflow = ] object.style.overflowX
Possible Values
sOverflow String that specifies or receives one of the following values.
- visible
- Default. Content is not clipped and scroll bars are not added. Elements are clipped to the size of the containing window or frame.
scroll- Content is clipped and scroll bars are added, even if the content does not exceed the dimensions of the object.
hidden- Content that exceeds the dimensions of the object is not shown.
auto- Content is clipped and scrolling is added only when necessary.
The property is read/write for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only: currentStyle. The property has a default value of visible for all objects with the exception of TEXTAREA which has a default value of
hidden. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute is not inherited.DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are supported in IE7 Standards mode and IE5 (Quirks) mode only. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties and Defining Document Compatibility.
Remarks
Windows Internet Explorer 8. The -ms-overflow-x attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for overflow-x in IE8 Standards mode.
With Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and later, when you use the !DOCTYPE declaration to specify standards-compliant mode, this property applies to the html object.
Standards Information
This property is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 3 (CSS3).
Applies To
A, ABBR, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CENTER, CITE, CODE, CSSStyleDeclaration, currentStyle, CUSTOM, DD, defaults, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, hn, HTML, I, IFRAME, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MENU, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, runtimeStyle, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, style, SUB, SUP, TEXTAREA, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP, CSSCurrentStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSRuleStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSStyleDeclaration Constructor
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