parent & child with position fixed, parent overflow:hidden bug
I don't know if there is an issue, but I was wondering why the overflow:hidden does not function on fixed parent/children element. Here's an example: CSS and HTML: .parent{ position:fixed; overflow:hidden; width:300px; height:300px; background:#555; } .children{ position:fixed; top:200px; left:200px; width:150px; height:150px; background:#333; } <div class="parent"> <div class="children"> </div> </div> Live demo: jsFiddle Because a fixed position element is fixed with respect to the viewport, not another element. Therefore since the viewport isn't cutting it off, the overflow becomes