# CSS Layout - Overflow

# **CSS Layout - Overflow**

The CSS `overflow` property controls what happens to content that is too big to fit into an area.

**CSS Overflow Property**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1686369122900/34b07896-e646-49a4-a6d6-80e276499d13.png align="center")

Concept:

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1686369171778/d488c3f0-d130-40c8-a0e3-39c1ce277269.png align="center")

Example:

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1686369213164/dd70fee6-105c-48a6-b69e-a0b7d3c682c6.png align="center")

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