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This feature is discouraged. Consider using overflow instead. For the rationale, see:

https://drafts.csswg.org/css-overflow-3/#valdef-overflow-overlay

The overflow: overlay CSS declaration is an alias to overflow: auto. Historically, it caused non-standard behavior, allowing scrollbars to overlay content without taking up layout space.

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Auto, in overflow

Specifications

CSS Overflow Module Level 3 (#propdef-overflow), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

Chrome 114 Released on 2023-05-30
Chrome Android 114 Released on 2023-05-30
Edge 114 Released on 2023-06-02
Firefox 112 Released on 2023-04-11
Firefox for Android 112 Released on 2023-04-11
Safari 12 Released on 2018-09-17
Safari on iOS 12 Released on 2018-09-17

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