[css-overflow-3] Note that overflow applies to replaced elements#13672
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[css-overflow-3] Note that overflow applies to replaced elements#13672
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The spec description of overflow, and browsers agree that it has effects on replaced elements.
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This capability was added in Level 4: https://drafts.csswg.org/css-overflow-4/#overflow-control
Maybe just adding a note pointing to that section from Level 3 would be appropriate.
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The spec description of overflow and browsers agree that it has effects on replaced elements.
(Well, WebKit doesn't agree, but Chrome and Firefox do.)
Example HTML that showcases this: