<div>
And what exactly should happen to the content?<br />
The &quot;overflow&quot; property can be set to visible, hidden, scroll or auto. See descriptions here:<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_pos_overflow.asp" rel="ugc">http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_pos_overflow.asp</a><br />
You don't want scroll or hidden. What about visible?<br />
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You could also try to not let the content expand horizontally... &nbsp;<br />
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Also, are you talking about the body of a document or about an element like a div?
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And what exactly should happen to the content?
The "overflow" property can be set to visible, hidden, scroll or auto. See descriptions here:
    http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_pos_overflow.asp [http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_pos_overflow.asp]
You don't want scroll or hidden. What about visible?

You could also try to not let the content expand horizontally...  

Also, are you talking about the body of a document or about an element like a div?

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Is there a way to prevent a horizontal scroll bar from appearing, without making the content hidden? 
</div>
</div>


Is there a way to prevent a horizontal scroll bar from appearing, without making the content hidden? 

prevent scroll bar, not content

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