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CSS Overflow — exercises and bug fixes

5 hands-on exercises and 5 find-the-bug challenges for the CSS Overflow lesson. Every one is checked automatically in the browser — write the code, run it, and the tests tell you what still fails.

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Exercises(5)

  1. 1

    Clip the overflow

    easy10 min

    Hide anything that overflows #box.

  2. 2

    Always show scrollbars

    easy10 min

    Force scrollbars on #box.

  3. 3

    Scroll only when needed

    easy10 min

    Use auto so scrollbars appear only if required.

  4. 4

    Scroll one axis

    easy10 min

    Allow horizontal scrolling only.

  5. 5

    Build a scroll box

    medium10 min

    Fixed height with vertical scrolling.

Find the bug(5)

  1. 1

    Fix the misspelled value

    easy8 min

    The value is hidden.

  2. 2

    Fix the wrong axis

    easy8 min

    The horizontal axis should scroll, not the vertical one.

  3. 3

    Fix the scroll box with no height

    easy8 min

    Without a height there is nothing to scroll.

  4. 4

    Fix the wrong property

    easy8 min

    The property is overflow, not overflows.

  5. 5

    Fix hidden used where auto was intended

    easy8 min

    Content is being clipped instead of made scrollable.

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