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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

[FIXED] How to fit text inside div box without overflowing

 November 08, 2022     css, html     No comments   

Issue

I've been creating a display area for an out, but the text keeps on overflowing out and I can't seem to figure out why. I've been researching for a long time, but nothing works. I've tried word-wrap: break-word;, tried manually changing the width, etc., but it does not work. What should I use to help fit it inside the box's container?

  • Note - Total is an output value off of the user's input

#total {
  border-radius: 5px;
  background-color: lightgrey;
  width: 300px;
  border: 15px solid green;
  padding: 50px;
  margin: 20px;
  word-wrap: break-word;
}
<p id="total" style="position: absolute; right: 400px; width:200px; height: 200px; font-size: 10px;"></p>


Solution

Add Overflow-y:auto;

#total {
  border-radius: 5px;
  background-color: lightgrey;
  width: 300px;
  border: 15px solid green;
  padding: 50px;
  margin: 20px;
  word-wrap: break-word;
  overflow-y:auto;

}
<p id="total" style="position: absolute; right: 400px; width:200px; height: 200px; font-size: 10px;">HEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjalHEllloo sdadsasdlkmjal</p>



Answered By - Salman Abbas
Answer Checked By - Senaida (PHPFixing Volunteer)
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