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HTML
<div id="wrapper" style="overflow: hidden; height:30px;">
<div id="inner">
//Lots of content in here<br/>
//Lots of content in here<br/>
//Lots of content in here<br/>
//Lots of content in here<br/>
//Lots of content in here<br/>
//Lots of content in here<br/>
//Lots of content in here<br/>
</div>
<div>
JavaScript
function visibleArea(node){
var o = {height: node.offsetHeight, width: node.offsetWidth}, // size
d = {y: (node.offsetTop || 0), x: (node.offsetLeft || 0), node: node.offsetParent}, // position
css, y, x;
while( null !== (node = node.parentNode) ){ // loop up through DOM
css = window.getComputedStyle(node);
if( css && css.overflow === 'hidden' ){ // if has style && overflow
y = node.offsetHeight - d.y; // calculate visible y
x = node.offsetWidth - d.x; // and x
if( node !== d.node ){
y = y + (node.offsetTop || 0); // using || 0 in case it doesn't have an offsetParent
x = x + (node.offsetLeft || 0);
}
if( y < o.height ) {
if( y < 0 ) o.height = 0;
else o.height = y;
}
if( x < o.width ) {
if( x < 0 ) o.width = 0;
else o.width = x;
}
return o; // return (modify if you want to loop up again)
}
if( node === d.node ){ // update offsets
d.y = d.y + (node.offsetTop || 0);
d.x = d.x + (node.offsetLeft || 0);
d.node = node.offsetParent;
}
}
return o; // return if no hidden
}
console.log(visibleArea(document.getElementById('inner')));