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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <title>overflow-y: inherit</title>
  <style>
    body {
      font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
      margin: 16px;
      color: #0f172a;
    }

    p {
      margin: 0 0 12px;
      max-width: 40rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .parent {
      height: 100px;
      overflow-y: scroll;
      border: 1px solid #94a3b8;
      padding: 8px;
    }

    .child {
      height: 60px;
      overflow-y: inherit;
      border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
      padding: 8px;
      background: #f8fafc;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>The parent sets <strong>overflow-y: scroll</strong>. The child uses <strong>inherit</strong>, so it also scrolls vertically.</p>
  <div class="parent">
    <div class="child">
      Child line 1<br>
      Child line 2<br>
      Child line 3<br>
      Child line 4 — inherits scroll
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

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CSS overflow-y Property — inherit