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Question 19 of 38easy

How to handle Overflow in Tailwind?

Overflow and scrolling utilities.

What You'll Learn

  • Overflow control
  • Scrolling behavior
  • Text overflow

Overflow Classes

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<div class="overflow-auto">Scroll if needed</div>
<div class="overflow-hidden">Clip overflow</div>
<div class="overflow-scroll">Always show scrollbar</div>
<div class="overflow-visible">Show overflow</div>

Directional Overflow

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<div class="overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden">
  Horizontal scroll only
</div>

Scroll Behavior

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<div class="scroll-smooth">Smooth scrolling</div>
<div class="overscroll-contain">Contain scroll chaining</div>

Text Overflow

index.htmlHTML
<p class="truncate">Ellipsis on overflow...</p>
<p class="text-ellipsis overflow-hidden">Same as truncate</p>
<p class="text-clip overflow-hidden">Clips without ellipsis</p>

Scrollbar Styling

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<div class="scrollbar-thin scrollbar-thumb-gray-400">
  Custom scrollbar (with plugin)
</div>