The overflow-clip-box-inline CSS property specifies relative to which box the clipping happens when there is an overflow — in the inline direction.

/* Keyword values */
overflow-clip-box-inline: padding-box;
overflow-clip-box-inline: content-box;

/* Global values */
overflow-clip-box-inline: inherited;
overflow-clip-box-inline: initial;
overflow-clip-box-inline: unset;

Note: On Gecko, by default, padding-box is used everywhere, but <input type="text"> and similar use the value content-box. Note that this property is activated by default only in the UA stylesheet and chrome contexts.

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Syntax

Values

padding-box
This keyword makes the clipping be related to the padding box.
content-box
This keyword makes the clipping be related to the content box.

Formal syntax

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Examples

padding-box

HTML

<div class="things">
  <input value="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZÅÄÖ" class="scroll padding-box">
  <div class="scroll padding-box"><span>ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZÅÄÖ</span></div>
</div>

CSS

.scroll {
  overflow: auto;
  padding: 0 30px;
  width: 6em;
  border: 1px solid black;
  background: lime content-box;
}

.padding-box {
  overflow-clip-box-inline: padding-box;
}

JavaScript

function scrollSomeElements() {
  var elms = document.querySelectorAll('.scroll');
  for (i=0; i < elms.length; ++i) {
    elms[i].scrollLeft=80;
  }
}
var elt = document.queryElementsByTagName('body')[0];

elt.addEventListener("load", scrollSomeElements, false);

Result

Specifications

This property has been proposed to the W3C CSSWG; it is not yet on the standard track but, if accepted, should appear in CSS Overflow Module Level 3.

Browser compatibility

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DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidEdge MobileFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
overflow-clip-box-inline
Non-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox Full support 59IE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoEdge Mobile No support NoFirefox Android Full support 59Opera Android No support NoSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

See also