--- layout: docs title: Overflow description: Use these shorthand utilities for quickly configuring how content overflows an element. group: utilities --- Adjust the `overflow` property on the fly with four default values and classes. These classes are not responsive by default.
This is an example of using .overflow-auto on an element with set width and height dimensions. By design, this content will vertically scroll.
This is an example of using .overflow-hidden on an element with set width and height dimensions.
This is an example of using .overflow-visible on an element with set width and height dimensions.
This is an example of using .overflow-scroll on an element with set width and height dimensions.
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``` Using Sass variables, you may customize the overflow utilities by changing the `$overflows` variable in `_variables.scss`. ## Sass ### Utilities API Overflow utilities are declared in our utilities API in `scss/_utilities.scss`. [Learn how to use the utilities API.]({{< docsref "/utilities/api#using-the-api" >}}) {{< scss-docs name="utils-overflow" file="scss/_utilities.scss" >}}